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Distribution of echinoderms on continental shelf in open waters of the northern and middle Adriatic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2009

Marija Despalatović*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Benthos, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šet. I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Ivana Grubelić
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Benthos, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šet. I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Corrado Piccinetti
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Marine Biology and Fisheries, Viale Adriatico 1/N, 61032 Fano, Italy
Ivan Cvitković
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Benthos, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šet. I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Boris Antolić
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Benthos, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šet. I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Ante Žuljević
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Benthos, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šet. I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Vedran Nikolić
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Benthos, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šet. I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Marija Despalatović, Laboratory for Benthos, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šet. I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia email: mare@izor.hr

Abstract

This study presents the first extensive investigation of echinoderm distribution in the area of mobile bottoms in the open part of the northern and middle Adriatic Sea. Five hundred and eighteen bottom trawl hauls were performed at 56 predetermined permanent stations along ten transects over different sediment types, at depths of 10 to 430 m. A total of 34 species of Echinodermata were identified (9 from the class Holothuroidea, 12 from the class Asteroidea, 4 from the class Ophiuroidea and 9 from the class Echinoidea). The list of the species, together with data on depth and sediment distribution, and the stations where individual species were found, are presented.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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