In the framework of the project MARISCA (http://www.marisca.eu/) we are trying to create distribution maps for a number of species that are protected under European legislation and international conventions. The main objective is to apply a systematic conservation planning approach to design a representative network of MPAs in the Aegean Sea (including Crete). I would be grateful for informing me of any published or unpublished records.
The list of target species is: Hippocampus hippocampus, Hippocampus guttulatus, Ophidiaster ophidianus, Centrostephanus longispinus, Tonna galea, Pholas dactylus, Lithophaga lithophaga, Pinna nobilis, Zonaria pyrum, Mitra zonata, Luria lurida, Erosaria spurca, Charonia variegata, Aplysina aerophoba, Asbestopluma hyogoea, Axinella spp., Geodia cydonium, Petrobiona massiliana, Sarcotragus fetidus, Sarcotragus pipetta, Tethya spp., Savalia savaglia, Antipathella subpinnata, Antipathes dichotoma, Leiopathes glaberrima, Paranthipathes larix, Callogorgia verticillata, Cladocora caespitosa, Cladocora debilis, Ellisella paraplexauroides, Lophelia pertusa, Madrepora oculata.
Dear Stamatis,
If useful, I am sending you my notes on Sithina, from 09.2015.
Cheers
Dilian
They are here, at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292144306_Malacological_notes_on_Chalkidiki_Peninsula_Greece?ev=prf_pub
Which species exactly you are interested?
I also have found many shells of Tonna galea at the bay of Porto Lagos on Sep 2015. I will check my field notes again, and if I find useful information will write to you.
Καλησπέρα σας,
έχω κάποιες σημειώσεις για την περιοχή του φάρου και κοντά στο πανεπιστήμιο της Μυτιλήνης και της Θερμής για τα είδη Ophidiaster ophidianus, Tonna galea, Pinna nobilis, Pholas dactylus, Luria lurida, Aplysina aerophoba, Sarcotragus foetidus, και Cladocora caespitosa, αλλά πρόκειται μόνο για απλή οπτική παρατήρηση και/ή φωτογραφικό υλικό χωρίς να είναι σίγουρες οι συντεταγμένες.
Hi Stelios,
sorry, I don't understand. Are you looking for info just for Aegean Sea or anywhere?
Hi Stelios!
I' m afraid I can't help. I don' t have any info about the species you are interested in.
Good luck to your project!
Megacephala euphratica euphratica Latreille & Dejean --- Not benthic however living in salt marsh and salt meadows habitats...
I would check the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) http://www.iobis.org; Global Biodiversity information facility (GBIF) www.gbif.org/ or Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (Marbef) http://www.marbef.org/data/ - all contain species distribution data from the region that you request
Thank you Mark. We have already checked the literature and all the online biodiversity databases. As there is a huge amount of unpublished information we are also trying with scientists, divers, fishers etc to enrich the published records.
Dear Stelios, we have an article (Güreşen et al 2015) on the distribution of Cladocora in Gökçeada /Imbros) island where Axinella spp and Aplysina aerophoba are abundant. Cladocora is also common in Saros Bay where colonies of Savalia savaglia are also present (Çınar et al 2014) generally at depths below 40 m. Ayvalık is also a rich region for some of the species you mentioned and there might be some project reports but probably in Turkish.
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