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On the distribution of the invasive long-spined echinoid Diadema setosum and its expansion in the Mediterranean Sea

2017; Inter-Research; Volume: 583; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps12348

1616-1599

Omri Bronstein, Elisavet Georgopoulou, Andreas Kroh,

Echinoderm biology and ecology

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 583:163-178 (2017) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12348 On the distribution of the invasive long-spined echinoid Diadema setosum and its expansion in the Mediterranean Sea Omri Bronstein1,*, Elisavet Georgopoulou1,2, Andreas Kroh1 1Natural History Museum Vienna, Geological-Paleontological Department, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria 2Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, Greece *Corresponding author: omribronstein@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Sea urchins from the genus Diadema are some of the most widespread and ecologically important species in tropical marine environments. Two distinct clades of Diadema setosum have been previously recognized based on DNA sequence data: the widespread clade a (distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific) and clade b (native to the Arabian Peninsula). We use published and novel molecular data to assert the distribution of the 2 D. setosum clades and compile a comprehensive, georeferenced occurrence list for both clades throughout their range. These data are then used to model the global distribution of D. setosum with respect to the 2 molecularly inferred clades and evaluate their invasive potential throughout the Mediterranean. We combine morphological with molecular data to assert the taxonomic identification of the single Mediterranean Diadema recovered to date and provide an updated phylogenetic analysis of this genus. Species distribution modeling predicts suitable habitats for the 2 clades, including some along the Egyptian and Israeli coasts of the Levantine Basin, and in restricted areas in the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. Genetic data show that the Mediterranean Diadema derives from mitochondrial clade b of D. setosum. The spatio-temporal pattern of D. setosum's Mediterranean invasion does not follow a gradual succession of directional population expansion as may be expected from an unmediated larval transport through the Suez Canal, indicating potential anthropogenic involvement. Without intervention, further spread of D. setosum in the Mediterranean seems likely, elevating the risk of a population outbreak that may have far-reaching anthropogenic and environmental consequences. KEY WORDS: Alien species · Environmental niche modeling · Molecular diagnostics · Mediterranean Sea · MaxEnt · Diadema setosum Full text in pdf format Supplementary material PreviousNextCite this article as: Bronstein O, Georgopoulou E, Kroh A (2017) On the distribution of the invasive long-spined echinoid Diadema setosum and its expansion in the Mediterranean Sea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 583:163-178. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12348 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 583. Online publication date: November 16, 2017 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2017 Inter-Research.