Updated range distribution of the non-native Asian green mussel <i>Perna viridis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) at Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Guanabara Bay, located at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a highly urbanized and polluted estuary that houses different port areas, shipyards, and marinas of intense maritime traffic. This infrastructure is widely associated with the introduction and spread of non-native sessile species. A rapid assessment of non-native benthic sessile species conducted in the bay in late 2022 across 19 sites identified a total of 83 taxa, both native and non-native, classified into the following main groups: one Cyanophyta, 13 Macroalgae, 14 Porifera, 11 Cnidaria, six Bryozoa, five Annelida, 10 Mollusca, six Crustacea, 10 Echinodermata, and seven Ascidiacea. Our findings revealed the proliferation of the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis Linnaeus, 1758), a species noted for its exceptional ability to ac

SUBMITTER: de Messano LVR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663401 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature