Two species of Hanleya have been reported to date living in the Mediterranean Sea: H. hanleyi (Bean in Thorpe, 1844) and the recently described H. mediterranea Sirenko, 2014. The critical analysis of published material and museum or private collections documents many cases of misidentification of H. mediterranea, at times being confused with H. hanleyi. Habitat data for the two species are discussed. Our study discloses that H. mediterranea has a wider distribution, while H. hanleyi seems restricted to the Central Mediterranean (except for a single report from Haifa)
The Mediterranean distribution of Hanleya hanleyi (Bean in Thorpe, 1844) and H. mediterranea Sirenko, 2014 (Polyplacophora)
Salvatore GiacobbeMembro del Collaboration Group
2021-01-01
Abstract
Two species of Hanleya have been reported to date living in the Mediterranean Sea: H. hanleyi (Bean in Thorpe, 1844) and the recently described H. mediterranea Sirenko, 2014. The critical analysis of published material and museum or private collections documents many cases of misidentification of H. mediterranea, at times being confused with H. hanleyi. Habitat data for the two species are discussed. Our study discloses that H. mediterranea has a wider distribution, while H. hanleyi seems restricted to the Central Mediterranean (except for a single report from Haifa)File in questo prodotto:
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