First report of Quinqueloculina carinatatriata (Wiesner, 1923) (foraminifera) along the french atlantic coast (Marennes-Oléron bay and ile de Ré)
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| Date | 2007-07 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Bouchet Vincent1, 2, Debenay Jean-Pierre1, 3, Sauriau Pierre-Guy2 | ||||||||
| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Univ Angers, BIAF, UPRES EA2644, F-49045 Angers, France. 2 : IFREMER, UMR 6217, CRELA, F-17137 LHoumeau, France. 3 : Ctr Noumea, IRD, UR 055 Paleotrop, Noumea, New Caledonia. |
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| Source | The Journal of Foraminiferal Research (0096-1191) (Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research), 2007-07 , Vol. 37 , N. 3 , P. 204-212 | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.2113/gsjfr.37.3.204 | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 15 | ||||||||
| Abstract | Large populations of the living benthic foraminifera Quinqueloculina carinatastriata (Wiesner, 1923) are reported for the first time from intertidal mudflats of the French Atlantic coast (Marennes-Oléron Bay and Ile de Ré). Maximum abundance of living specimens was recorded in early autumn. The species was previously described from the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas (central Mediterranean Sea) and reported from the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Seas, as well as tropical and subtropical regions. A survey of available literature to trace records of the species in muddy shallow habitats along the western coasts of Europe and Africa reveals that the species is unrecorded from the Western Mediterranean Sea and is unknown in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Ivory Coast to Denmark, including the British Isles. This supports the hypothesis that the species has been accidentally introduced outside its natural range as a probable result of mariculture trade and/or shipping activities. This is the first report of a successful introduction of a non-indigenous benthic foraminifera to the Atlantic coast of Europe. | ||||||||
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