P.J. SCHEMBRI, Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta, Mediterranean Marine Science, 9|2008, 111-114


The alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela, which is already established in several localities in the centraland eastern Mediterranean, is recorded for the first time from Malta on the basis of a specimen photographedat Cirkewwa (northern Malta). It is hypothesised that the occurrence of this species in Malta isa recent event and may be due to range expansion of the species.

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