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Zibrowius, H.; Taviani, M. (2005). Remarkable sessile fauna associated with deep coral and other calcareous substrates in the Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. in Freiwald A, Roberts JM (eds), Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp 807-819.
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Zibrowius, H.; Taviani, M.
2005
Remarkable sessile fauna associated with deep coral and other calcareous substrates in the Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. <i>in</i> Freiwald A, Roberts JM (eds), Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp 807-819
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Deep-sea dredging of sediment-starved steep reliefs in the Strait of Sicily (cruise CS96 of RV Urania) recovered various benthic organisms previously unknown or poorly documented in the Mediterranean basin. This Mediterranean case-study refers to deep coral substrates represented by loose or cemented skeletal remains of Desmophyllum, Lophelia and Madrepora, subfossil giant oyster shells, micriticised sponges, from c. 250-1000 m depth. Here we present some of the more remarkable species: one foraminiferan (Planogypsina?); the sponges Stylocordyla pellita, Sphinctrella gracilis and Siphonidium ramosum; a bioluminescent zoantharian (still unidentified); the boring actinian Fagesia loveni; the stoloniferous octocoral Scleranthelia musiva; the gorgonian Dendrobrachia fallax; and the holothurian Psolidium complanatum.
Mediterranean
Biodiversity, Taxonomic and ecological diversity
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Dendrophyllia cornigera (Lamarck, 1816) (additional source)
Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794) (additional source)
Funiculina quadrangularis (Pallas, 1766) (additional source)
Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788) (additional source)
Javania Duncan, 1876 (additional source)
Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Desmophyllum pertusum (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Paracyathus pulchellus (Philippi, 1842) (additional source)
Protanthea simplex Carlgren, 1891 (additional source)
Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtalès, 1868) (additional source)
Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794) (additional source)
Funiculina quadrangularis (Pallas, 1766) (additional source)
Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788) (additional source)
Javania Duncan, 1876 (additional source)
Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Desmophyllum pertusum (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Paracyathus pulchellus (Philippi, 1842) (additional source)
Protanthea simplex Carlgren, 1891 (additional source)
Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtalès, 1868) (additional source)