First record of Bugula neritina (Bryozoa: Bugulidae), in the mediolittoral zone of Ibn ‎Hani Lattakia, eastern Mediterranean sea (Syria)‎

Authors

  • Izzat W. Arabia Department of Marine Biology, High Institute of Marine Researches (HIMR), Tishreen ‎University, Latakia, Syria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4094-2153
  • Izdihar A. Ammar Department of Marine Biology, High Institute of Marine Researches (HIMR), Tishreen ‎University, Latakia, Syria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8567-0756
  • Abdel-latif Sh. Ali General Commission for Fisheries Resource and Aquatic Organisms, Ministry of Agriculture ‎& Agrarian Reform, Syria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/mjms.v38i1.328

Keywords:

Bryozoa, Bugulidea, Eastern Mediterranean, ‎Artificial reefs. ‎

Abstract

The species Bugula neritina (Linnaeus, 1758) of the Bugulidae family was observed on the artificial reefs at a depth of 15 meters, (from February to May2021) in the mediolittoral  waters of  Ibn Hani site (north Lattakia City, Syria). The morphological and characteristics have been used to confirm the new Bryozoa.  It is the first record of this species in the Syrian marine waters.  B. neritina  colonies abundance are 3 colonies  in 1200cm2, and they were found with coralligenous macroalgae, Codium sp (green algae),  Polysiphonia sp. (red algae),  Balanus and Tunicates, attached to hard substrate (artificial reefs), in salinity 39‰).

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Published

29-06-2023

How to Cite

Arabia, I. W., Ammar, I. A., & Ali, A.- latif S. (2023). First record of Bugula neritina (Bryozoa: Bugulidae), in the mediolittoral zone of Ibn ‎Hani Lattakia, eastern Mediterranean sea (Syria)‎. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Sciences, 38(1), 55–60. https://doi.org/10.58629/mjms.v38i1.328

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2023)

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