Benthic invertebrates associated with subfossil cold-water coral frames and hardgrounds in the Albanian deep waters (Adriatic sea)

The fauna collected associated with subfossil Lophelia pertusa and Dendrophyllia cornigera coral samples and hardgrounds from Albanian waters between 190–230 m is discussed. Eighty-three benthic species are recorded: 2 Foraminifera, 22 Porifera, 6 Cnidaria, 25 Mollusca, 14 Annelida, 1 Arthropoda, 12...

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Published in:TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
Main Authors: Nasto, Ina, Cardone, Frine, Mastrototaro, Francesco, Panetta, Piero, Rosso, Antonietta, Sanfilippo, Rosanna, Taviani, Marco, Tursi, Angelo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Lophelia pertusa
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11586/227321
https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1708-44
http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-18-42-4/zoo-42-4-2-1708-44.pdf
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Summary:The fauna collected associated with subfossil Lophelia pertusa and Dendrophyllia cornigera coral samples and hardgrounds from Albanian waters between 190–230 m is discussed. Eighty-three benthic species are recorded: 2 Foraminifera, 22 Porifera, 6 Cnidaria, 25 Mollusca, 14 Annelida, 1 Arthropoda, 12 Bryozoa, and 1 Echinodermata. Seventy-four species are new records for the poorly investigated Albanian deep waters.

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