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First record of Goniadella gracilis (Verrill, 1873) (Glyceriformia, Goniadidae) in the Italian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2025

Fabio Bertasi ,
Laura Grossi ,
Emanuele Mancini Open the ORCID record for Emanuele Mancini [Opens in a new window]  and
Joachim Langeneck
Fabio Bertasi
Affiliation:
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Rome, Italy
Laura Grossi
Affiliation:
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Rome, Italy
Emanuele Mancini*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
Joachim Langeneck
Affiliation:
CoNISMa, National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences, Roma, Italy
*
Corresponding author: Emanuele Mancini; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The goniadid polychaete Goniadella gracilis (Verrill, 1873), currently considered as a non-indigenous species in European waters, is reported for the first time in Italian waters of the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas. A detailed description of individuals of this species from the Mediterranean Sea is provided, including the pigmentation pattern of the specimens, which to our knowledge has never been reported before in literature. In addition, new molecular data, 18S and COI sequences, from Mediterranean specimens are presented and compared with data from the North-Eastern Atlantic. On the basis of the available evidence, the status of G. gracilis in the Mediterranean basin is discussed, and the species is here proposed to be considered as a questionable species in the area.

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GoniadidaeIonian Seamolecular dataPolychaetaTyrrhenian Sea
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Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e41
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

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