Michael Eisenbart
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Nikoides sibogae is an Indo-Pacific member of the family Processidae that found its way through the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Mediterranean coast of Israel in the Levantine Basin.
Invasive species that have found their way into the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal are referred to as Lesseps' migrants, after Ferdinand de Lesseps, who was commissioned to build the Suez Canal. This canal was opened in 1869 and resulted in significant time gains for ships that had and have their destination in the Mediterranean.
Species newly established in the Mediterranean can have enormous impacts on ecosystem functioning, especially through competition with native species, leading to physical habitat changes, competition for food supply, and extinction of native species.
One such Lessepsian migrant is the shrimp Nikoides sibogae of the family Processidae, which is often parasitized by the isopod Paranikione sibogae An, Boyko & Li, 2015.
It is not known whether Nikoides sibogae could have entered the Mediterranean through human transport (e.g., ship hulls hull and/or ballast water) or through aquarium stores.
Invasive species that have found their way into the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal are referred to as Lesseps' migrants, after Ferdinand de Lesseps, who was commissioned to build the Suez Canal. This canal was opened in 1869 and resulted in significant time gains for ships that had and have their destination in the Mediterranean.
Species newly established in the Mediterranean can have enormous impacts on ecosystem functioning, especially through competition with native species, leading to physical habitat changes, competition for food supply, and extinction of native species.
One such Lessepsian migrant is the shrimp Nikoides sibogae of the family Processidae, which is often parasitized by the isopod Paranikione sibogae An, Boyko & Li, 2015.
It is not known whether Nikoides sibogae could have entered the Mediterranean through human transport (e.g., ship hulls hull and/or ballast water) or through aquarium stores.
