On the presence of the non-native Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789, and the spread of the invasive Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865 in the Lebanese waters, eastern Mediterranean Sea

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 7 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Ali Badreddine, Ghazi Bitar, Anthony Ouba, Tamara Shiganova

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V7I5P101

How to Cite?

Ali Badreddine, Ghazi Bitar, Anthony Ouba, Tamara Shiganova, "On the presence of the non-native Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789, and the spread of the invasive Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865 in the Lebanese waters, eastern Mediterranean Sea," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 7,  no. 5, pp. 1-6, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V7I5P101

Abstract:

The two non-native ctenophores Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789, and Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865, were reported off the Lebanese waters. Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789, a specialized predator on Mnemiopsis leidyi, was collected and photographed on May 2th 2019, during fieldwork in Beirut waters. While Mnemiopsis leidyi was reported for the first time on April 27th, 2009, to date, it is widely distributed from the south to the north of the Lebanese waters. The possible pathway of introducing those species is spreading or bringing with ballast waters from the Black Sea.

Keywords:

Beroe ovata, Mnemiopsis leidyi, nonnative species, Lebanese waters, eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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