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Bearded fireworms validated sightings reported by avvistAPP users
Citation
Tirelli V, Goruppi A (2026). Bearded fireworms validated sightings reported by avvistAPP users. Version 2.2. National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.13120/h6qnqv. https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/9108
Contact: Goruppi, Alenka ;
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Description

Validated sightings reported by avvistAPP users. avvistAPP is a free citizen science tool that allows everyone to actively contribute to the monitoring of marine animals. Available both in Google and Apple app stores. App description: https://doi.org/10.13120/h127-9v54

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Since summer 2016, the invasive species Mnemiopsis leidyi (ctenophore known as "sea nut") forms huge bloom even in the north Adriatic Sea, creating serious problems for the fishing sector in the Grado and Marano lagoon. The NOCE di MARE project has created a program of observations and research aimed at investigating the dynamics of the massive proliferation of M. leidyi in the waters of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and assessing its impact on the ecosystem. The project was financed by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (regional law 14/2018, art.2, paragraphs 51-55).

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal · Brackish water · Occurrence · Adriatic Sea · Ionian Sea · Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · Tyrrhenian Sea · Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766)
Geographical coverage
Adriatic Sea [Marine Regions]
Ionian Sea [Marine Regions]
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin [Marine Regions]
Tyrrhenian Sea [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
19 May 2019 - 31 December 2024
Taxonomic coverage
Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) [WoRMS]
Parameter
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Contributors
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), more, data creator, data manager
Tirelli, Valentina
Goruppi, Alenka
Holodkov, Nikola
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EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Publication
Based on this dataset
Tirelli, V. et al. (2021). Citizens’ eyes on Mnemiopsis: How to multiply sightings with a click! Diversity 13(6): 224. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d13060224
Data type: Data
Data origin: Citizen science
Release date: 2026-05-21
Metadatarecord created: 2026-06-17
Information last updated: 2026-06-17
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