Occurrence of Dendostrea Sp. In Egypt (Southeastern Mediterranean Sea)

Authors: Moussa R* and Khafage A

DOI: 10.23880/ijoac-16000269

Volume 7, Issue 4

Abstract

This work is the first confirmed record of Dendostrea sp. on the Egyptian coast, the Mediterranean Sea. The present genus has seven species; three of them were previously recorded in Mediterranean Sea; Dendostrea folium (Linnaeus, 1758) WoRMS MolluscaBase [1], Dendostrea sandvichensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1871) WoRMS MolluscaBase [2] and Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758) according to the World Register of Marine Species [3]. Dendostrea sp. exhibits a limited geographic distribution within the Mediterranean Sea. D. folium was recorded in Greece Crocetta L, et al. [4], and Israeli Ivkic´ A, et al. [5], D. sandvichensis was reported in Israeli Sharon Y, et al. [6], while D. frons was reported in Turkey Çeviker D [7], Greece Manousis T [8].

Keywords: Dendostrea sandvichensis; Marine Species; Mediterranean Sea; Egyptian Coast

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