Inventory of marine amphipod species from Italian waters: an update

Occurrence
Dernière version Publié par GBIF Secretariat le janv. 22, 2026 GBIF Secretariat
Date de publication:
22 janvier 2026
Publié par:
GBIF Secretariat
Licence:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

This dataset provides an updated inventory of amphipod species occurring in Italian marine waters, resulting from unpublished data by public and private institutions, in a period comprised between the early 1980s to 2025.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.

Enregistrements de données

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Comment citer

Les chercheurs doivent citer cette ressource comme suit:

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

Droits

Les chercheurs doivent respecter la déclaration de droits suivante:

L’éditeur et détenteur des droits de cette ressource est GBIF Secretariat. Ce travail est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0.

Enregistrement GBIF

Cette ressource a été enregistrée sur le portail GBIF, et possède lUUID GBIF suivante : 2d8491c3-382b-4243-ad9c-b87f7996e31c.  GBIF Secretariat publie cette ressource, et est enregistré dans le GBIF comme éditeur de données avec lapprobation du GBIF Secretariat.

Mots-clé

Occurrence; Amphipoda; Peracarida; Italy; Marine

Contacts

Antonina Badalucco
  • Fournisseur Des Métadonnées
  • Créateur
  • Personne De Contact
  • PhD student
University of Palermo
Palermo
IT
Sabrina Lo Brutto
  • Fournisseur Des Métadonnées
  • Créateur
  • Personne De Contact
  • Associate Professor
University of Palermo
Palermo
IT
Martina Pulieri
  • Conservateur
  • PhD student
University of Palermo
Palermo
IT
Caterina Martino
  • Fournisseur De Contenu
  • PhD student
University of Palermo
Palermo
IT
Maria Beatrice Scipione
  • Fournisseur De Contenu
  • Researcher
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Ischia Marine Centre
Naples
IT
Tommaso Scirocco
  • Fournisseur De Contenu
  • Researcher
National Research Council (CNR), Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology
Lesina
IT
Antonella D'Amore
  • Fournisseur De Contenu
  • PhD student
University of Bologna
Bologna
IT

Couverture géographique

Italian marine waters, comprising the Tyrrhenian, the Ionian and the Adriatic sub-basins.

Enveloppe géographique Sud Ouest [37,033, 8,314], Nord Est [45,742, 13,761]

Couverture taxonomique

Pas de description disponible

Order Amphipoda

Couverture temporelle

Date de début / Date de fin 1980-01-01 / 2025-12-02

Données sur le projet

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.

Titre National Biodiversity Future Center
Identifiant CN_00000033
Financement 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”.

Les personnes impliquées dans le projet:

Sabrina Lo Brutto
Antonina Badalucco

Méthodes déchantillonnage

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.

Etendue de létude Data refers to three regions of the Mediterranean sea: Tyrrhenian, Ionian (including the Strait of Sicily), and Adriatic basin.

Description des étapes de la méthode:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. The taxonomic information was updated in line with the World Amphipoda Database provided by World Marine Species Database (https://www.marinespecies.org/amphipoda/).
  4. 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).
  5. In order to characterise the habitats of the studied species, information on sampling substrates were defined based on EUNIS Habitat version 2021/2022.

Métadonnées additionnelles

Identifiants alternatifs 2d8491c3-382b-4243-ad9c-b87f7996e31c
https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=italian_marine_amphipods