Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species (III)
Abstract
To enhance regional knowledge of invasive alien species (IAS), cryptogenic, and neonative species, this study compiles previously unpublished records from the Mediterranean and Black Seas via contributions from 227 marine experts. The open-access dataset includes 7,422 records from 21 countries, representing 275 taxa: 222 Animalia, 44 Plantae, and 9 Chromista. Seventy-two percent of records were collected in 2021–2024 while most reports were from Lebanon, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Romania. The most frequently recorded species were Siganus luridus, S. rivulatus, Callinectes sapidus, Caulerpa cylindracea and Parupeneus forsskali. Several records are biogeographically notable: basin-level firsts include Dynoides amblysinus and Symplegma rubra, and the first confirmed occurrence of Malmgrenia mcintoshi. National firsts include Mesanthura cf. romulea, Mitrella psilla, and Syllis ergeni (Algeria); Exogone breviantennata, Jassa marmorata, Leodice antennata, and Syllis schulzi (Cyprus); Botrylloides niger and Polyandrocarpa zorritensis (Greece); Microcosmus exasperatus, Phallusia nigra, and Stypopodium schimperi (Italy); Chaetozone corona (Slovenia); Peudodiaptomus marinus and Symplegma brakenhielmi (Spain); Aquilonastra burtoni, Siphonaria crenata, and Sphaeroma walkeri (Syria) and Distaplia bermudensis (Tunisia). In the Black Sea, Hydroides dianthus, Ferosagitta sp., and a zoea III of Palaemon macrodactylus are newly documented from Romanian waters. Beyond listing records, this compilation supports spatiotemporal analyses relevant to management. The sharp post-2021 increase reflects both species spread and intensified surveys, and habitat-labelled records include harbours/marinas and shellfish aquaculture settings, consistent with pathway hotspots. By revealing where and when detections concentrate—and which taxa dominate—these data can guide early detection, risk prioritization, and targeted biosecurity, while identifying under-reported coastlines.
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BibTeX
@article{pistevos2026unpublished,
title = {{Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species (III)}},
author = {Jennifer C A Pistevos and Argyro Zenetos and Yolanda Stranga and Adrian Teaca and Tatiana Begun and Domen Trkov and Joachim Langeneck and Mihaela Muresan and Robert Comas-González and Juan Sempere-Valverde and Andrea Toso and Sahar Chebaane and Carlos Navarro-Barranco and Antonietta Rosso and Lydia Png-Gonzalez and Sylvaine Giakoumi and Maite Vázquez-Luis and José Manuel Cañizares-González and Chiara Siddiolo and Gemma Donato and Salvatore Giacobbe and Aina Carbonell and Rym Zakhama-Sraieb and Emanuela Di Martino and Izdihar Ali Ammar and Andrea Cosentino and Intissar Mnasri and Rossana Sanfilippo and Ghazi Bitar and Eleni Kytinou and Gokhan Tari and Mehmet Huseyinoglu and Vasilis Gerakaris and Yiannis Issaris and Polytimi-Ioli Lardi and George Oikonomidis and Maria Salomidi and Konstantinos Tsirintanis and Periklis Kleitou and George Constantinou and Christina Michail and Michel Michel Bariche and Alan Deidun and Alessio Marrone and Michail Ragkousis and Manuela Falautano and Luca Castriota and Carla Morri and Carlo Nike Bianchi and Grigorios Skouradakis and Fiona Tomas Nash and Markos Digenis and Emanuele Mancini and Elitsa Stefanova and Adriana Vella and Noel Vella and Vesselina Mihneva and Evangelos Papadimitriou and Marius Skolka and Kremena Stefanova},
journal = {BioInvasions Records},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.3391/bir.2026.15.3.01},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05770760v1},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species (III)
AU - Jennifer C A Pistevos
AU - Argyro Zenetos
AU - Yolanda Stranga
AU - Adrian Teaca
AU - Tatiana Begun
AU - Domen Trkov
AU - Joachim Langeneck
AU - Mihaela Muresan
AU - Robert Comas-González
AU - Juan Sempere-Valverde
AU - Andrea Toso
AU - Sahar Chebaane
AU - Carlos Navarro-Barranco
AU - Antonietta Rosso
AU - Lydia Png-Gonzalez
AU - Sylvaine Giakoumi
AU - Maite Vázquez-Luis
AU - José Manuel Cañizares-González
AU - Chiara Siddiolo
AU - Gemma Donato
AU - Salvatore Giacobbe
AU - Aina Carbonell
AU - Rym Zakhama-Sraieb
AU - Emanuela Di Martino
AU - Izdihar Ali Ammar
AU - Andrea Cosentino
AU - Intissar Mnasri
AU - Rossana Sanfilippo
AU - Ghazi Bitar
AU - Eleni Kytinou
AU - Gokhan Tari
AU - Mehmet Huseyinoglu
AU - Vasilis Gerakaris
AU - Yiannis Issaris
AU - Polytimi-Ioli Lardi
AU - George Oikonomidis
AU - Maria Salomidi
AU - Konstantinos Tsirintanis
AU - Periklis Kleitou
AU - George Constantinou
AU - Christina Michail
AU - Michel Michel Bariche
AU - Alan Deidun
AU - Alessio Marrone
AU - Michail Ragkousis
AU - Manuela Falautano
AU - Luca Castriota
AU - Carla Morri
AU - Carlo Nike Bianchi
AU - Grigorios Skouradakis
AU - Fiona Tomas Nash
AU - Markos Digenis
AU - Emanuele Mancini
AU - Elitsa Stefanova
AU - Adriana Vella
AU - Noel Vella
AU - Vesselina Mihneva
AU - Evangelos Papadimitriou
AU - Marius Skolka
AU - Kremena Stefanova
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/30
JO - BioInvasions Records
DO - 10.3391/bir.2026.15.3.01
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05770760v1
AB - To enhance regional knowledge of invasive alien species (IAS), cryptogenic, and neonative species, this study compiles previously unpublished records from the Mediterranean and Black Seas via contributions from 227 marine experts. The open-access dataset includes 7,422 records from 21 countries, representing 275 taxa: 222 Animalia, 44 Plantae, and 9 Chromista. Seventy-two percent of records were collected in 2021–2024 while most reports were from Lebanon, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Romania. The most frequently recorded species were Siganus luridus, S. rivulatus, Callinectes sapidus, Caulerpa cylindracea and Parupeneus forsskali. Several records are biogeographically notable: basin-level firsts include Dynoides amblysinus and Symplegma rubra, and the first confirmed occurrence of Malmgrenia mcintoshi. National firsts include Mesanthura cf. romulea, Mitrella psilla, and Syllis ergeni (Algeria); Exogone breviantennata, Jassa marmorata, Leodice antennata, and Syllis schulzi (Cyprus); Botrylloides niger and Polyandrocarpa zorritensis (Greece); Microcosmus exasperatus, Phallusia nigra, and Stypopodium schimperi (Italy); Chaetozone corona (Slovenia); Peudodiaptomus marinus and Symplegma brakenhielmi (Spain); Aquilonastra burtoni, Siphonaria crenata, and Sphaeroma walkeri (Syria) and Distaplia bermudensis (Tunisia). In the Black Sea, Hydroides dianthus, Ferosagitta sp., and a zoea III of Palaemon macrodactylus are newly documented from Romanian waters. Beyond listing records, this compilation supports spatiotemporal analyses relevant to management. The sharp post-2021 increase reflects both species spread and intensified surveys, and habitat-labelled records include harbours/marinas and shellfish aquaculture settings, consistent with pathway hotspots. By revealing where and when detections concentrate—and which taxa dominate—these data can guide early detection, risk prioritization, and targeted biosecurity, while identifying under-reported coastlines.
SN - 2242-1300
ER -