First report of the planktonic copepod Oithona davisae in the northern Wadden Sea (North Sea): Evidence for recent invasion?

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Astrid.Cornils [ at ] awi.de

Abstract

In October 2010, specimens of Oithona were taken from the List Tidal Basin in the northern Wadden Sea (North Sea) for a biogeographic study on Oithona similis. These specimens could not be assigned to O. similis or any of the other Oithona species known from the North Sea genetically. These specimens were identified as Oithona davisae Ferrari and Orsi 1984, a Northwest Pacific species, known as an invasive species from the Black Sea and the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Recent sampling provided evidence that O. davisae is still present in the northern Wadden Sea and may thus now be a permanent plankton species.

Item Type

Article

Authors

Cornils, Astrid

and Wend-Heckmann, Britta ;

Divisions

AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Polar Biological Oceanography
AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Bentho-Pelagic Processes

Primary Division

Organizations > AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Bentho-Pelagic Processes

Programs

Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 2: Fragile coasts and shelf sea > WP 2.1: Coastal shifts and long - term trends

Primary Topic

Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 2: Fragile coasts and shelf sea > WP 2.1: Coastal shifts and long - term trends

Publication Status

Published

Eprint ID

37896

DOI 10.1007/s10152-015-0426-7

Cite as

Cornils, A. and Wend-Heckmann, B. (2015): First report of the planktonic copepod Oithona davisae in the northern Wadden Sea (North Sea): Evidence for recent invasion? , Helgoland Marine Research, 69 (2), pp. 243-248 . doi: 10.1007/s10152-015-0426-7