Gubanova, A., D. Altukhov, K. Stefanova, E. Arashkevich, L. Kamurska, I. Prusova, L. Svetlichny, F. Timofte & Z. Uysal. (2014). Species composition of Black Sea marine planktonic copepods. Journal of Marine Systems. 135:44-52.
Gubanova, A., D. Altukhov, K. Stefanova, E. Arashkevich, L. Kamurska, I. Prusova, L. Svetlichny, F. Timofte & Z. Uysal
2014
Species composition of Black Sea marine planktonic copepods.
Journal of Marine Systems
135:44-52.
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This paper reviews the changes in the marine planktonic copepods of the Black Sea species' list from the beginning
of taxonomic research to the present day. The study was based on the SESAME biological database, unpublished
data, literature and data obtained during the course of the SESAME project. Comparisons were made with
the Guidebook for Marine Fauna of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, which revealed changes both in the taxonomic
status of some species and in the structure of the copepod community. The taxonomic status of two species
(Acartia clausi small form and Centropages kroyeri pontica) and the nomenclature of two species (Oihona
minuta and Calanus helgolandicus) have been changed. Three native species (Acartia margalefi, Oithona nana,
and Paracartia latisetosa) have disappeared. Two non-indigenous copepods (Acartia tonsa and Oithona davisae)
became established in the Black Sea ecosystem in the 1970s and 2000s, respectively. The success of their establishmentwas
determined by biological features of the species and vulnerability of the native copepod community
to invasions. It is highly probable that both species were introduced to the Black Sea by vessel ballast water. The
hypothesis of “mediterranization” of the Black Sea fauna does not appear to hold true for zooplankton. Numerous
claims of alien copepod species in the Black Sea remain largely unverified due to insufficient information. Data on
newly discovered species of the Acartia genus are not authenticated. An updated list of marine planktonic copepods
of the Black Sea is hereby presented.