Not so rare: Plocamopherus ocellatus (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae) in the Eastern Mediterranean

Shevy B.S. Rothman; Bella S. Galil

doi:10.1017/S1755267215001207

Not so rare: Plocamopherus ocellatus (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae) in the Eastern Mediterranean

Shevy B.S. Rothman, Bella S. Galil

School of Zoology

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

Plocamopherus ocellatus, a conspicuous but very rare Erythraean nudibranch, was first collected in the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coast in 1977, but no additional observations from Israeli waters were recorded in the scientific literature. Biodiversity assessment surveys of the hard bottom biota off the Mediterranean coast of Israel and sightings by recreational divers/underwater photographers in the past dozen years seem to support the presence of a local self-sustaining population off the Israeli coast.

Original language	English
Article number	e144
Journal	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755267215001207
State	Published - 8 Apr 2015

Keywords

Erythraean alien
Mediterranean
Plocamopherus ocellatus
Suez Canal

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Oceanography
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aquatic Science
Ecology

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Not so rare: Plocamopherus ocellatus (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae) in the Eastern Mediterranean

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