The deep shoal of Punta del Faro (Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea) is a mesophotic rocky
elevation hosting complex animal forests threatened by fishing activities. To identify …

Antipatharian corals are important structural and complex members of benthic communities
inhabiting the Italian seafloor. In this study, the distribution of black corals in Italy is reported …

Antipatharians (black corals) are major components of mesophotic ecosystems in the
Mediterranean Sea. The arborescent species Antipathella subpinnata has received …

Antipatharians are conspicuous habitat-forming coral species in shallow, mesophotic and
deep sea environments worldwide. Despite their ecological importance, very little is known …

Savalia savaglia is an Atlantic-Mediterranean zoantharian species with a patchy geographic
and bathymetric distribution. Due to its longevity, S. savaglia may form large-sized colonies …

Simple Summary Black coral forests are three-dimensional components of the marine
mesophotic benthic community that play a crucial role in the benthic–pelagic processes …

Abstract The zoanthid Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862) is a widespread coral
species in the Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages where two morphotypes are …

Abstract The Amendolara Bank was recently designated as a Site of Community Importance;
however, information on its ecosystems remains limited, with a particular dearth of …

STONY CORAL TISSUE LOSS DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND RESISTANCE: GENOMIC
FACTORS AMONG ORBICELLA FAVEOLATA CORALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA Page 1 STONY …

Le adesioni al substrato svolgono un ruolo fondamentale negli organismi bentonici
garantendo resistenza al moto ondoso ed una base di appoggio per raggiungere …