The invasive Asian benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai Uchio, 1962: identification of a new local in Normandy (France) and a discussion on its putative introduction pathways

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Virgulinella fragilis in the North Adriatic Coastal Sediments: A New Non-Indigenous Benthic Foraminiferal Taxon?. Biology 14: 421.

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Moving beyond the overrated perception of harbors as polluted ecosystems: unexpected high diversity of meio- and macro-benthic communities in the Port of Dunkirk, France. Journal of Environmental Management 408: 129893.

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Palaeontological signatures of the Anthropocene are distinct from those of previous epochs. Earth-Science Reviews 255: 104844.

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Leisure boat harbours, hidden alien species, and pollution: a case study of Hinsholmskilen harbour (Gothenburg, Sweden). Journal of Micropalaeontology 44: 119.

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Mary McGann, Maria Holzmann, Vincent M. P. Bouchet, Sibelle Trevisan Disaró, Patrícia P. B. Eichler, David W. Haig, Stephen J. Himson, Hiroshi Kitazato, Jean-Charles Pavard, Irina Polovodova Asteman, André R. Rodrigues, Clément M. Tremblin, Masashi Tsuchiya, Mark Williams, Phoebe O'Brien, Josefin Asplund, Malou Axelsson, Thomas D. Lorenson (2025)
Analysis of a human-mediated microbioinvasion: the global spread of the benthic foraminifer Trochammina hadai Uchio, 1962. Journal of Micropalaeontology 44: 275.

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The great shift: The non-indigenous species Ammonia confertitesta (Foraminifera, Rhizaria) outcompetes indigenous Ammonia species in the Gironde estuary (France). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 289: 108378.

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Natalia Szymańska, Dhanushka Devendra, Ngoc-Loi Nguyen, Maria Holzmann, Agnieszka Garbień, Maria Stachowiak, Lech Kotwicki, Michael Lintner, Nina Keul, Katarzyna Melaniuk, Magdalena Łącka, Marek Zajączkowski, Jan Pawłowski (2025)
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Jean-Charles Pavard, Irina Polovodova Asteman (2026)
Morphology, distribution and assemblage impacts of three non-indigenous foraminiferal species on the Swedish west coast: Implications for shipping-related biopollution. Marine Pollution Bulletin 231: 119942.

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