Turkish Journal of Zoology
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