engleski

First records of the dinoflagellate genus dicroerisma in the Adriatic Sea

Several occurrences of planktonic dinoflagellate Dicroerisma psilonereiella (Gymnodiniales) were recorded during the long term study in South Adriatic open waters from 2010 to 2017. This taxon was recorded in 4 cases, mostly below 75 m and during winter- spring period. Abundance of D. psilonereiella in Adriatic did not exceed 102 cells L-1. Genus Dicroerisma has been described and reported primarily from the boreal and polar waters but nowadays it has been widespread in all the world oceans. Although it has been encountered in the Mediterranean those are the first findings in Adriatic Sea. Recent investigations have shown that entering currents, of either Atlantic/Western Mediterranean or Eastern Mediterranean origin, modify the composition of the plankton community in the South Adriatic and each type of current brings different newcomers.

Adriatic Sea ; Dicroerisma ; Introduced species ; Mediterranean Sea

nije evidentirano