New data on Aplidium tabarquense (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)distribution in the Adriatic Sea

Authors

SLAVICA PETOVIC
FLAVIA GRIECO
VESNA MACIC
FEDERICA MONTESANTO
FRANCESCO MASTROTOTARO

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1705-49

Abstract

The colonial ascidian Aplidium tabarquense Ramos-Espla 1991 was recorded in Montenegro during a monitory survey carried out by scuba divers on an underwater outfall of the wastewater discharge system in Traste Bay. Several colonies were present on artificial substrata at a depth of 27 m. This is the first record of the species in the South Adriatic Sea. Further observations are recommended both to delineate the effective distribution and population density of A. tabarquense in the Mediterranean Sea and to widen the knowledge on ascidian diversity along Montenegro's coasts.

Keywords

Aplidium tabarquense, Tunicata, ascidian, new record, Montenegro, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

First Page

146

Last Page

151

Recommended Citation

PETOVIC, SLAVICA; GRIECO, FLAVIA; MACIC, VESNA; MONTESANTO, FEDERICA; and MASTROTOTARO, FRANCESCO (2018) "New data on Aplidium tabarquense (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)distribution in the Adriatic Sea," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 42: No. 1, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1705-49
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol42/iss1/19