Dergiler / Turkish Journal of Zoology / 2018 / Cilt: 42 - Sayı: 4
Benthic invertebrates associated with subfossil cold-water coral frames and hardgrounds in the Albanian deep waters (Adriatic Sea)
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- 360–371
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Abstract
The fauna collected associated with subfossil Lophelia pertusa and Dendrophyllia cornigera coral samples and hardgroundsfrom Albanian waters between 190–230 m is discussed. Eighty-three benthic species are recorded: 2 Foraminifera, 22 Porifera, 6Cnidaria, 25 Mollusca, 14 Annelida, 1 Arthropoda, 12 Bryozoa, and 1 Echinodermata. Seventy-four species are new records for thepoorly investigated Albanian deep waters.