ITS DNA Barcoding Reveals That <i>Halophila stipulacea</i> Still Remains the Only Non-Indigenous Seagrass of the Mediterranean Sea

ITS DNA Barcoding Reveals That <i>Halophila stipulacea</i> Still Remains the Only Non-Indigenous Seagrass of the Mediterranean Sea

Non-indigenous species (NIS) are one of the major threats to the native marine ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea. <i>Halophila stipulacea</i> was the only exotic seagrass of the Mediterranean until 2018, when small patches of a species morphologically identified as <i>Halophila d...

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Main Authors: Catalina A. García-Escudero, Costas S. Tsigenopoulos, Vasilis Gerakaris, Alexandros Tsakogiannis, Eugenia T. Apostolaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
biological invasions
species range shifts
species monitoring
integrative taxonomy
seagrass barcoding
<i>Halophila decipiens</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/2/76

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