Crabs are important ecosystem engineers in marine habitats worldwide. Based on long-term
data, we analyzed the species composition and infestation indices of epibionts and …

Abstract The eastern Mediterranean Sea is facing an unprecedented crisis due to the
introduction and spread of alien species through the Suez Canal. Early detection and …

This paper is an update on the Mediterranean bryozoan diversity since the annotated check-
list of Rosso & Di Martino (2016), following the publication of numerous new papers …

Natural products and their synthetic analogs and derivatives are a traditional source of
bioactive molecules with potential development as drug candidates. In this context, Marine …

This study quantifies the prevalence of a rarely documented occurrence of bryozoans
encrusting fossil brachyuran crabs. Over 500 crab fossils were examined from the reef facies …

Biological invasions are widely recognized as a major threat to native biodiversity,
ecosystem functioning and services. Amongst the NIS recorded in the Mediterranean Sea …

The genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 includes five species in the Mediterranean Sea, namely two
well-known species with an Atlantic–Mediterranean distribution, L. seticaudata (Risso, 1816) …

BioBlitz surveys are important events aiming to record all the living species in an area within
a limited time frame and an important tool to keep track of alien and invasive species. During …

Natural products and their synthetic analogs and derivatives are a traditional source of
bioactive molecules with potential development as drug candidates. In this context, Marine …