Open AccessOccurrence of Paraleucilla magna Klautau et al., 2004 (Porifera: Calcarea) in Malta
Author(s) -
P. P. Zammit,
Caterina Longo,
Patrick J. Schembri
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
mediterranean marine science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1791-6763
pISSN - 1108-393X
DOI - 10.12681/mms.114
Subject(s) - bay , mediterranean climate , mediterranean sea , geography , calcareous , fishery , oceanography , archaeology , geology , biology , paleontology
The calcareous sponge Paraleucilla magna, first recorded from the Mediterranean in 2001 (southern Tyrrhenian, southern Adriatic and northwest Ionian coasts of Italy), is recorded from Malta (Central Mediterranean) where it was found forming part of the fouling community on small, surface marker-buoys around a fish-farm in Marsaxlokk Bay.