Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2008 Malta Publisher:National Documentation Centre (EKT)Journal:Mediterranean Marine Science, volume 9, page 111 (issn: 1108-393X, eissn: 1791-6763,

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Authors: Schembri, Patrick J.;

doi: 10.12681/mms.136

Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta

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The alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela, which is already established in several localities in the centraland eastern Mediterranean, is recorded for the first time from Malta on the basis of a specimen photographedat Cirkewwa (northern Malta). It is hypothesised that the occurrence of this species in Malta isa recent event and may be due to range expansion of the species.

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Malta

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University of Malta
Malta

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Aplysiidae -- Malta, Sea hares (Mollusks) -- Malta, Mollusks -- Malta, Gastropoda -- Malta

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