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

Authors

INA NASTO
FRINE CARDONE
FRANCESCO MASTROTOTARO
PIERO PANETTA
ANTONIETTA ROSSO
ROSANNA SANFILIPPO
MARCO TAVIANI
ANGELO TURSI

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1708-44

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Cold-water corals, biodiversity, Mediterranean basin, Adriatic Sea, Albania, Lophelia pertusa, Dendrophyllia cornigera, deep-water benthos

First Page

360

Last Page

371

Recommended Citation

NASTO, I, CARDONE, F, MASTROTOTARO, F, PANETTA, P, ROSSO, A, SANFILIPPO, R, TAVIANI, M, & TURSI, A (2018). Benthic invertebrates associated with subfossil cold-water coral frames and hardgrounds in the Albanian deep waters (Adriatic Sea). Turkish Journal of Zoology 42 (4): 360-371. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1708-44