Non indigenous species settle down in the Taranto seas

The presence and me disrriburion of seven exoric species (4 seaweeds and 3 animals) in me seas of Taranto are discussed. The seaweeds are: Caulerpa racemosavaro cylindracea, Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides (Chiorophyceae), Undaria pinnatifida (Phaeophyceae), and Womersleyella setacea (Rhodophyceae), ali well-known as invasive species. The animai species are: Branchiomma luctuosum (Polychaera), Microcosmus squamiger (Ascidiacea), and Musculista senhousia (Bivalvia).