Abstract
This study reports the presence of three alien molluscs from Iskenderun Bay (SE Turkey). Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767) and Petricola hemprichi Issel, 1869 have prior records from other regions of Mediterranean, but, Cardites akabana (Sturany, 1899) first recorded in this paper. Since all of them are present in the Red Sea or Suez Canal, they can be considered as Lessepsian immigrants.
Highlights
The Mediterranean Sea hosts about 8500 species of macroscopic animals
Of the 828 alien species reported from all European seas by 2004, the Mediterranean appears to be the major recipient area with 615 species, of which 60 % belong to zoobenthos (Streftaris et al 2005)
This study reports the presence of three non-indigenous species from Iskenderun Bay (SE Turkey)
Summary
The Mediterranean Sea hosts about 8500 species of macroscopic animals. The introduction of alien species ( known as exotic, introduced or non-native species) into European seas is a dynamic and ongoing process. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 allowed the entry of Indo-Pacific and Erythrean biota into the Mediterranean, so that 88 % of the exotic molluscs are Lessepsian immigrants in the eastern Mediterranean (Galil and Zenetos 2002). Detailed data about these species are available on the Internet (www.ciesm.org/atlas). This study reports the presence of three non-indigenous species from Iskenderun Bay (SE Turkey)
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