Biological invasions in marine environment are the lesser known aspect of global change.
However, recent events which occurred in the Mediterranean Sea demonstrate that they …

The state-of-art on alien species in the Mediterranean Sea is presented, making distinctions
among the four subregions defined in the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive:(i) the …

Cnidaria): Filifera Part 2.-This study reviews all European species belonging to the filiferan
families Bougainvilliidae, Cytaeididae, Rathkeidae, and Pandeidae. Updated diagnoses for …

This study provides a systematic account of the hydrozoan species collected up to now in
the Mediterranean Sea. All species are described, illustrated and information on morphology …

A re-examination of marine alien species or Non Indigenous Species (NIS) reported in
Italian Seas, until December 2018, is provided, focusing on establishment success, year of …

Knowledge of jellyfish populations in the Mediterranean Sea is rather extensive, due to a
combination of long-term datasets and interest relating to impacts on human activities. The …

Marine hydroids are markedly seasonal in temperate seas, being extremely sensitive to
climatic changes disrupting seasonal patterns. Modifications in the composition, seasonality …

The M editerranean hydrozoan fauna (S iphonophora excluded) comprises 400 species;
most (68%) occur in the A tlantic O cean, 20% are endemic to the M editerranean, 8% are of …

Fouling communities on artificial marine structures are generally different from benthic
communities in natural rocky habitats. However, they may also differ among different types of …

Two new species of hydromedusae (Foersteria antoniae and Cunina simplex) are described
from plankton collected in sediment traps placed in the Lacaze-Duthiers Submarine Canyon …