Open AccessFirst record of the endemic anthozoan Spinimuricea klavereni (Carpine & Grasshoff 1975) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Plexauridae) in the Adriatic Sea
Author(s) -
Vesna Mačić,
Egidio Trainito,
Slavica Petović
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta adriatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1846-0453
pISSN - 0001-5113
DOI - 10.32582/aa.62.1.5
Subject(s) - anthozoa , cnidaria , mediterranean sea , biology , bay , octocorallia , ecology , mediterranean climate , zoology , coelenterata , geography , coral reef , coral , archaeology
We present the first record of the endemic Mediterranean anthozoan Spinimuricea klavereni (Carpine & Grasshoff 1975) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Plexauridae) for theAdriatic Sea (Boka Kotorska bay, Montenegro). A density of 0.72 colonies m-2 could be measured in the area, which was com-pared with thescant available data in the literature. Having in mind that this species is very rare and endemic for the Mediterranean, it is important to increase our knowledge on its distribution and biology in order to better assess its ecological role, the pending threats and the need for specific conservation measures.