A5068345296- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
2022-2024
University of Messina
2024
This Collective Article presents information on 20 taxa belonging to five (5) Phyla: Cnidaria (2), Mollusca (8), Arthropoda (4), Echinodermata (1) and Chordata recorded from the Alboran Sea Levantine Sea. These new records were found in seven (7) different ecoregions as follows: Sea: record of rare football octopus Ocythoe tuberculata harbour Algeciras (Spain); Western Mediterranean first isopod Arcturinella deltensis Ligurian Sea, third whole Sea; site for Muricidae Coralliophila ahuiri...
The sea star Hymenodiscus coronata is the only Mediterranean representative of deep-sea order Brisingida. In North-eastern Atlantic Ocean, this species known to create dense aggregations, while, in basin, it generally reported as scattered individuals. Through analysis video footage obtained from an extensive ROV campaign carried out northern Strait Sicily 2021, over 2850 specimens were counted. specimens, observed between 310 m and 714 depth, showed a large variability size number arms. It...
Introduction The black coral Leiopathes glaberrima is a key component of deep-sea animal forests the Western Mediterranean and North-Atlantic hard bottoms. Due to its ecological role, biological characteristics sensitivity fishing activities, it has been included in Annex II Barcelona Convention, listed as an endangered species IUCN Red Lists, recognized indicator Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems by FAO. Methods During survey conducted Strait Sicily, 140 ROV transects were carried out allowing...