2d8491c3-382b-4243-ad9c-b87f7996e31c
https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=italian_marine_amphipods
Italian marine amphipods
Inventory of marine amphipod species from Italian waters: an update
Antonina
Badalucco
University of Palermo
PhD student
Palermo
IT
antonina.badalucco@unipa.it
0000-0002-5003-0692
Sabrina
Lo Brutto
University of Palermo
Associate Professor
Palermo
IT
sabrina.lobrutto@unipa.it
0000-0002-9964-904X
Antonina
Badalucco
University of Palermo
PhD student
Palermo
IT
antonina.badalucco@unipa.it
0000-0002-5003-0692
Sabrina
Lo Brutto
University of Palermo
Associate Professor
Palermo
IT
sabrina.lobrutto@unipa.it
0000-0002-9964-904X
Martina
Pulieri
University of Palermo
PhD student
Palermo
IT
martina.pulieri@unipa.it
0009-0001-9691-1989
curator
Caterina
Martino
University of Palermo
PhD student
Palermo
IT
caterina.martino@unipa.it
0009-0006-4233-4537
contentProvider
Maria Beatrice
Scipione
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Ischia Marine Centre
Researcher
Naples
IT
beatrice.scipione@szn.it
0009-0004-4189-6082
contentProvider
Tommaso
Scirocco
National Research Council (CNR), Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology
Researcher
Lesina
IT
tommaso.scirocco@irbim.cnr.it
0000-0001-5917-744X
contentProvider
Antonella
D'Amore
University of Bologna
PhD student
Bologna
IT
antonella.damore2@unibo.it
contentProvider
2026-01-22
eng
This dataset provides an updated inventory of amphipod species occurring in Italian marine waters, resulting from unpublished data by public and private institutions, in a period comprised between the early 1980s to 2025. A total of 4,362 records were listed, representing 302 species, 127 genera, and 51 families. The highest species richness was registered in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The dataset also documents eleven non-indigenous species (NIS) for Mediterranean Sea.Habitat characterization of sampling sites revealed amphipod species across fifteen substrate types, underscoring their broad habitat plasticity. The spatial and temporal resolution of the compiled data offers valuable insights into patterns of amphipod distribution and community composition, and provides a robust baseline for biodiversity assessments, environmental monitoring, and the management of emerging NIS in Italian marine ecosystems. The present dataset integrates the Italian amphipod checklist.
Occurrence
GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml
Amphipoda
Peracarida
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Organismal Classification (NCBITAXON): http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ncbitaxon.owl
Italy
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names: https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/index.html
Marine
Environmental Thesaurus: https://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
CC-BY-4.0
https://ipt.gbif.org/archive.do?r=italian_marine_amphipods
Italian marine waters, comprising the Tyrrhenian, the Ionian and the Adriatic sub-basins.
8.3138
13.7608
45.7424
37.0326
1980-01-01
2025-12-02
order
Amphipoda
notPlanned
Sabrina
Lo Brutto
University of Palermo
Associate Professor
Palermo
IT
sabrina.lobrutto@unipa.it
0000-0002-9964-904X
Antonina
Badalucco
University of Palermo
PhD student
Palermo
IT
antonina.badalucco@unipa.it
0000-0002-5003-0692
The dataset gathers information provided by public institutions, including ISPRA, regional ARPAs (Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Sicily, Veneto), universities (Palermo, Bari Aldo Moro, Messina, Salento, Tuscia), OGS, CNR and private entities such as the IMC Foundation and Aplysia.
The geografic information was harmonise following the division of the Mediterranean sea into three regions: Tyrrhenian, Ionian (including the Strait of Sicily), and Adriatic basin. Their boundaries are located at Mazara del Vallo locality - between Tyrrhenian and Ionian, and Otranto – between Ionian and Adriatic. The geographical coordinates and sampling sites were recorded and imported into QGIS to verify the accuracy of the mapping, modifying and correcting records that ended up on land.
The taxonomic information was updated in line with the World Amphipoda Database provided by World Marine Species Database (https://www.marinespecies.org/amphipoda/).
Information about whether an organism or organisms have been introduced to a given place and time through the direct or indirect activity of modern humans was provided using the Establishment Means Controlled Vocabulary (native, introduced, uncertain).
In order to characterise the habitats of the studied species, information on sampling substrates were defined based on EUNIS Habitat version 2021/2022.
Data refers to three regions of the Mediterranean sea: Tyrrhenian, Ionian (including the Strait of Sicily), and Adriatic basin.
Data were gathered through sampling campaigns conducted between the early 1980s and 2025 and following different protocols: the ARPAs adhered to the MSFD (2008/56/EC) and WFD (2000/60/EC) directives, while the other institutions (public and private) adopted different sampling methodologies with well-defined or sporadically sampling design. All species were found at depths between 0 and 110 m.
National Biodiversity Future Center
Sabrina
Lo Brutto
0000-0002-9964-904X
principalInvestigator
Antonina
Badalucco
0000-0002-5003-0692
contentProvider
The National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC) is the first National Research and Innovation Center dedicated to biodiversity, funded by the MUR through European Union funds - NextGenerationEU. It is a coordinating structure that unites and enhances research efforts, while simultaneously making knowledge and technologies accessible to diverse actors working on the territory. There are more than 2,000 researchers from research centers, universities and companies working within the center implementing basic, applied and innovation research actions dedicated to Mediterranean biodiversity to generate value for the country. The objective of this project is to identify suitable strategies for monitoring, conserving, restoring and valorising the biodiversity of species and habitats in different Italian regions. The Center provides scientific knowledge and technological innovation that make it possible to face biodiversity loss, support ecosystem resilience, monitor endangered species, and restore disturbed biological communities, contributing to the goal of protecting 30% of Italy's territory by 2030, as required by the European Union.
Project funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.4, NextGenerationEU. Award Number: Project code CN_00000033, Concession Decree No. 1034 of 17 June 2022 adopted by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, CUP B73C22000790001, Project title “National Biodiversity Future Center – NBFC”.
2025-12-16T15:40:29.532+00:00
dataset
Badalucco A, Lo Brutto S (2025). Inventory of marine amphipod species from Italian waters: an update. Version 1.0. GBIF Secretariat. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=italian_marine_amphipods&v=1.0
2d8491c3-382b-4243-ad9c-b87f7996e31c/v1.1.xml