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New records of Conrad’s false mussel Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) in the Vistula Delta

Radosław Brzana

Radosław Brzana

Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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Urszula Janas

Urszula Janas

Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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Anna Borecka

Anna Borecka

Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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May 31, 2017
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Article Category: Short communication
Published Online: May 31, 2017
Page range: 231 - 236
Received: Aug 15, 2016
Accepted: Sep 29, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2017-0023
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Figure 1

Locations of the study sites. GIS layers used for drawing the map were obtained from the GIS Centre of the University of Gdańsk
Locations of the study sites. GIS layers used for drawing the map were obtained from the GIS Centre of the University of Gdańsk

Information about Mytilopsis leucophaeata and parameters measured at the study sites_ Numbers in brackets presented in the “site” column refer to the numbers of sites used in Figure 1

Mytilopsis leucophaeata
Site Abundance (ind. m ) Shell length (mm) Temperature (°C) Salinity (PSU) Depth (m) Substrate description Dominant accompanying species
Gulf of Gdańsk Torpedo testing facility (4) 19 5-13 14 6.9 7.5 Rough, concrete walls Amphibalanus improvisusMytilus edulis trossulusGonothyraea loveni
Other 6 sites (1-3, 5-7) 0 - 5-18 6.8-7.2 5-20 Rough, concrete walls, steel shipwrecks, natural boulders Amphibalanus improvisusMytilus edulis trossulusHydrozoa
Wisła Śmiała National Sailing Center (8) 69 11-21 19 4.2 4 Very rough steel plating Amphibalanus improvisusMytilus edulis trossulusRhithropanopeus harrisii
Martwa Wisła “Galeon” shipyard (9) 31 13-22 19 6.4 4 Rough steel plating Amphibalanus improvisusPoriferaRhithropanopeus harrisii
Błotniki Yacht Port (12) 1

only one individual found during underwater observations

 16 19 6.2 4 Smooth steel pile Amphibalanus improvisusPorifera
Vistula 2 sites (10, 11) 0 - 18 0.4 2-3 Rough concrete pier and steel piles Dreissena polymorphaGammarus spp.
Vistula Lagoon 5 sites (13-17) 0 - 17-19 2.5-4.0 2-3 Rough and smooth concrete pier Dreissena polymorphaRhithropanopeus harrisii
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