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Langeneck, Joachim; Lezzi, M.; Del Pasqua, M.; Musco, L.; Gambi, M. C.; Castelli, A.; Giangrande, A. (2020). Non-indigenous polychaetes along the coasts of Italy: a critical review. Mediterranean Marine Science. 21(2): 238–275.
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Langeneck, Joachim; Lezzi, M.; Del Pasqua, M.; Musco, L.; Gambi, M. C.; Castelli, A.; Giangrande, A.
2020
Non-indigenous polychaetes along the coasts of Italy: a critical review
Mediterranean Marine Science
21(2): 238–275
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Non-indigenous species (NIS) represent one of the most relevant threats to biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and human activities, and their occurrence and spread have been the subject of numerous works and revisions. However, the information available is rather confused for several taxa, including polychaetes, which are characterised by having a high number of cryptogenic and questionable species. This work aims at providing a revised checklist of alien polychaetes occurring along the coasts of Italy, based on the examination of newly collected and deposited material and on the critical analysis of published and gray literature, and whenever possible on the re-examination of historical material. Of the 86 polychaete species reported as NIS in Italian waters, 25 are confirmed as alien species, while 3 are cryptogenic, and 40 should be considered questionable. Finally, 18 species were excluded from checklists of non-indigenous species, either because they are native, or because they represent misidentifications of other species. The high number of cryptogenic and questionable species points at the need for molecular studies and taxonomic revisions for the majority of polychaete taxa reported as NIS, in order to clarify their taxonomy, origin, introduction pathways and
spreading patterns.
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Lumbrineris acutifrons McIntosh, 1903 (taxonomy source)
Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea for Leiochrides australis Augener, 1914 (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Bispira polyomma Giangrande & Faasse, 2012 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883) [nomen protectum] (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Mediomastus capensis Day, 1961 (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Novafabricia infratorquata (Fitzhugh, 1983) (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Podarkeopsis capensis (Day, 1963) (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Syllis hyllebergi (Licher, 1999) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Syllis pectinans Haswell, 1920 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Branchiomma boholense (Grube, 1878) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Chaetozone corona Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Neopseudocapitella brasiliensis Rullier & Amoureux, 1979 (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Pileolaria berkeleyana (Rioja, 1942) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Streblosoma pseudocomatus Lezzi & Giangrande, 2019 (origin: origin uncertain)
Italian part of the Ligurian Sea for Dorvillea similis (Crossland, 1924) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ligurian Sea for Pileolaria berkeleyana (Rioja, 1942) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin for Hydroides norvegica Gunnerus, 1768 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin for Mediomastus capensis Day, 1961 (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin for Podarkeopsis capensis (Day, 1963) (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Branchiomma bairdi (McIntosh, 1885) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Branchiomma boholense (Grube, 1878) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Branchiomma luctuosum (Grube, 1870) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Desdemona ornata Banse, 1957 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Eurythoe complanata (Pallas, 1766) (origin: origin uncertain)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Hydroides dirampha Mörch, 1863 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883) [nomen protectum] (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Linopherus canariensis Langerhans, 1881 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Lysidice collaris Grube, 1868 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Metasychis gotoi (Izuka, 1902) (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Naineris setosa (Verrill, 1900) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Nereis jacksoni Kinberg, 1865 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Notomastus aberans Day, 1957 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Pileolaria berkeleyana (Rioja, 1942) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata (Okuda, 1937) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Spirorbis marioni Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Syllis pectinans Haswell, 1920 (origin: alien)
Serbia-Montenegrian part of the Adriatic Sea for Leiochrides australis Augener, 1914 (origin: origin unknown)
Spanish part of the Balearic Sea for Branchiomma bairdi (McIntosh, 1885) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Bispira polyomma Giangrande & Faasse, 2012 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883) [nomen protectum] (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Mediomastus capensis Day, 1961 (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Novafabricia infratorquata (Fitzhugh, 1983) (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Podarkeopsis capensis (Day, 1963) (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Syllis hyllebergi (Licher, 1999) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea for Syllis pectinans Haswell, 1920 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Branchiomma boholense (Grube, 1878) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Chaetozone corona Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Neopseudocapitella brasiliensis Rullier & Amoureux, 1979 (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Pileolaria berkeleyana (Rioja, 1942) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ionian Sea for Streblosoma pseudocomatus Lezzi & Giangrande, 2019 (origin: origin uncertain)
Italian part of the Ligurian Sea for Dorvillea similis (Crossland, 1924) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Ligurian Sea for Pileolaria berkeleyana (Rioja, 1942) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin for Hydroides norvegica Gunnerus, 1768 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin for Mediomastus capensis Day, 1961 (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin for Podarkeopsis capensis (Day, 1963) (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Branchiomma bairdi (McIntosh, 1885) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Branchiomma boholense (Grube, 1878) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Branchiomma luctuosum (Grube, 1870) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Desdemona ornata Banse, 1957 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Eurythoe complanata (Pallas, 1766) (origin: origin uncertain)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Hydroides dirampha Mörch, 1863 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883) [nomen protectum] (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Linopherus canariensis Langerhans, 1881 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Lysidice collaris Grube, 1868 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Metasychis gotoi (Izuka, 1902) (origin: origin unknown)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Naineris setosa (Verrill, 1900) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Nereis jacksoni Kinberg, 1865 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Notomastus aberans Day, 1957 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Pileolaria berkeleyana (Rioja, 1942) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata (Okuda, 1937) (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Spirorbis marioni Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 (origin: alien)
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea for Syllis pectinans Haswell, 1920 (origin: alien)
Serbia-Montenegrian part of the Adriatic Sea for Leiochrides australis Augener, 1914 (origin: origin unknown)
Spanish part of the Balearic Sea for Branchiomma bairdi (McIntosh, 1885) (origin: alien)
Taxonomy
Langeneck et al (2020: 261) reassessed Mediterranean records of Lumbrineris acutifrons. They wrote: "Lumbrineris ... [details]
