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Coral assemblage off the Calabrian Coast (South Italy) with new observations on living colonies of Antipathes dichotoma.
- Source :
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Italian Journal of Zoology . Jun2011, Vol. 78 Issue 2, p231-242. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The discovery of a small population of the black coral Antipathes dichotoma in the deep waters off the Calabrian coast (South Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea) is reported. The specimens have been photographed and a piece of colony has been collected with the aid of an ROV during an oceanographic cruise on board of the R/V Astrea of ICRAM, within the project Monitoring of the Calabrian Marine Biodiversity (MoBioMarCal). This finding completes the systematic picture of the oldest-described antipatharian species, giving an account of the living colonies and polyps, their cnidome and the habitat of the species, characterised by a rich and diverse coral community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11250003
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Italian Journal of Zoology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 60911561
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/11250001003652619