TY  - CHAP
AB  - 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.
A1  - Zibrowius, H.
A1  - Taviani, M.
DO  - 10.1007/3-540-27673-4_42
TI  - 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
UR  - https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=sourcedetails&id=343356
PY  - 2005
Y2  - 2026-07-11
ER  -