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First record of Leptogorgia sarmentosa (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

Dimitris Vafidis
Dimitris Vafidis*
Affiliation:
Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Greece
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: D. Vafidis, University of Thessaly, School of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Greece email: dvafidis@uth.gr
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Abstract

The occurrence of the gorgonian Leptogorgia sarmentosa in the Aegean Sea (Naxos Island) is confirmed for the first time. It is illustrated and its distribution in the Mediterranean Sea is presented. This finding extends the known geographical distribution of this species in the eastern Mediterranean (east of 21°).

Keywords

OctocoralliaGorgoniidaeLeptogorgiaAegean Sea
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e17
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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