Excavating sponges from the Adriatic Sea: Description of Cliona adriatica sp. nov. (Demospongiae: Clionaidae) and estimation of its boring activity

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 91, Issue 2 SPEC. ISSUE, 2011, Pages 339-346

  Calcinai, B ^a   Bavestrello, G ^a   Cuttone, G ^a   Cerrano, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; biodiversity; bioerosion; boring sponges; Conero Promontory

Indexed keywords

BIOEROSION; EPILITHON; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPONGE; SUBSTRATE;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CLIONA; CLIONAIDAE; DEMOSPONGIAE;

EID: 79951680246     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410001050     Document Type: Article

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