Abstract
The alien sacoglossan opisthobranch Elysia grandifolia, first recorded in the Levantine basin, eastern Mediterranean Sea, in 2001, has established a flourishing population along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. In August 2012 large numbers were observed on bryopsidacean-covered rocky outcrops off the central Mediterranean coast of Israel. Pairs of specimens and clusters of several individuals with extended penes may be copulatory aggregations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 221-223 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | BioInvasions Records |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2012 The Author(s). Journal compilation and 2012 REABIC.
Keywords
- Bryopsidaceae
- Elysia grandifolia
- Invasive alien
- Mediterranean
- Mollusca
- Opisthobranchia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology