The Case of Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea Demonstrates Limitations in EU Legislation to Address Marine Biological Invasions

P Kleitou, JM Hall-Spencer, I Savva, D Kletou… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species entered into force in
2015, with the aim to fulfill regional and international biodiversity goals in a concerted …

First baseline assessment of seafloor litter on Italian coralligenous assemblages (Mediterranean Sea) in accordance with the European Marine Strategy Framework …

M Angiolillo, T Fortibuoni, B Di Lorenzo… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
A monitoring programme for coralligenous assemblages was carried out in Italy for
implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), aiming to characterise …

Facies created by the yellow coral Dendrophyllia cornigera (Lamarck, 1816): Origin, substrate preferences and habitat complexity

F Enrichetti, M Toma, G Bavestrello, F Betti… - Deep Sea Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The yellow coral Dendrophyllia cornigera (Lamarck, 1816) is a NE Atlantic-Mediterranean
scleractinian. It is considered a typical hard bottom species, generally reported on …

In situ observation of circadian rhythm of polyps' opening and closing of the coral Dendrophyllia ramea (Linnaeus, 1758)

EVA SALVATI, C PROVENZANI… - Mediterranean …, 2023 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
A widespread population of the coral Dendrophyllia ramea has been revealed southeast of
Syracuse (East Sicily, Italy) at around 75 m depth. Dendrophyllia ramea is an arborescent …

A Dendrophyllia ramea Population in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea) Threatened by Anthropogenic Impacts

M Angiolillo, M Giusti, L Rossi, L Tunesi - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study reports the first attempt to quantitatively describe a Dendrophyllia ramea
population on the Apollo bank (Ionian Sea), revealed in summer 2021 through a remotely …

Occurrence and distribution of the coral Dendrophyllia ramea in Cyprus insular shelf: Environmental setting and anthropogenic impacts

C Orejas, A Gori, C Jiménez, J Rivera… - Deep Sea Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Occurrence and abundance of deep-water corals in the Levantine Mediterranean Sea is still
largely unknown. This is the first attempt to quantitatively describe a Dendrophyllia ramea …

Expansion of the invasive alga Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotaceae, Ochrophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea: first evidence as epiphyte of the cold-water coral …

RM Estévez, M Palacios, JL Cervera Currado… - 2022 - rodin.uca.es
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the main hotspots for the introduction of nonindigenous
species in the world. The invasive alga Rugulopteryx okamurae was detected in 2015 along …

On the specific status of eastern Mediterranean Dendrophyllia corals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): Genetic characterization and speciation scenarios

D Aurelle, A Haguenauer, C Blaise, L Reynes… - Zoologica …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The deep‐sea corals Dendrophyllia ramea and Dendrophyllia cornigera occur in
Mediterranean and Atlantic waters. Both species are found in different environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Reproductive characteristics and gametogenic cycle of the scleractinian coral Dendrophyllia ramea

C Orejas, S Antón-Sempere, A Terrón-Sigler, A Grau - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
The present study marks a pioneering investigation into the reproductive cycle of the
scleractinian coral Dendrophyllia ramea. This is one of the first reproduction studies …

The Devil Firefish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828): Life History Traits of a Potential Fishing Resource in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean)

G Kondylatos, A Theocharis, M Mandalakis… - Hydrobiology, 2024 - mdpi.com
The devil firefish Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) is recognized as one of the 100 worst invasive
alien species (IAS) in the Mediterranean Sea with significant socioeconomic and ecological …