title: The non-indigenous Paranthura japonica Richardson, 1909 (Isopoda: Anthuroidea: Paranthuridae) from the Mar Piccolo lagoon, Taranto (Italy, Mediterranean Sea).
abstract: Several individuals of Paranthura japonica, a non-indigenous isopod species, recently recorded on Italian coasts, have been collected from the Mar Piccolo basin, Taranto (Italy). This finding extends the distributional range of the species southwards in the Mediterranean, including a semi-enclosed coastal basin, which is considered the second Italian hotspot for the introduction of alien species. The characteristics of the place reinforce the hypothesis that its introduction is linked to shellfish trade and farming. Remarks on the morphology and ecology are included.
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Center of Villa Dohrn-Benthic Ecology, Punta San Pietro, 80077, Ischia, NA, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorenti
authors.affiliation: CNR National Research Council of Italy, ISMAR Marine Sciences Institute, Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122, Venice, Italy.|SERC Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keppel
authors.affiliation: CNR National Research Council of Italy, IAMC Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, via Roma 3, 74123, Taranto, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrocelli
authors.affiliation: CNR National Research Council of Italy, ISMAR Marine Sciences Institute, Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sigovini
authors.affiliation: CNR National Research Council of Italy, ISMAR Marine Sciences Institute, Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122, Venice, Italy. davide.tagliapietra@ve.ismar.cnr.it.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tagliapietra
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D058865:Introduced Species; D033321:Isopoda; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea
keywords: Anthuroidean isopod; Coastal; Ionian Sea; Non-indigenous species; Paranthura japonica; Shellfish trade