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increased abundance of the horny sponge Ircinia retidermata (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida)
in the Southeast Aegean. Ital J Zool 81:564–570
Bo M, Tazioli S, Spanò N et al (2008) Antipathella subpinnata (Antipatharia, Myriopathidae) in
Italian seas. Ital J Zool 75:185–195
Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S et al (2009) Characteristics of a black coral meadow in the twilight
zone of the Central Mediterranean Sea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 397:53–61
Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S et al (2011) Coral assemblage off the Calabrian coast (South Italy)
with new observations on living colonies of Antipathes dichotoma. Ital J Zool 78:231–242
Bo M, Bertolino M, Bavestrello G et al (2012) Role of deep sponge grounds in the Mediterranean
Sea: a case study in southern Italy. Hydrobiologia 687:163–177
Bo M, Canese S, Bavestrello G (2014) Discovering Mediterranean black coral forests:
Parantipathes larix (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in the Tuscan archipelago. Ital J Zool 81:112–125
Bo M, Bavestrello G, Angiolillo A et al (2015) Persistence of pristine deep-sea coral gardens in the
Mediterranean Sea (SW Sardinia). PLoS One 10(3):e0119393
Bo M, Barucca M, Biscotti A et al (2018) Phylogenetic relationships of Mediterranean black corals
(Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) and implications for classification within the order
Antipatharia. Invertebr Syst 32(5):1102–1110
Boavida J, Paulo D, Aurelle D et al (2016) A well-kept treasure at depth: precious red coral
rediscovered in Atlantic deep coral gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 years. PLoS One 11(1):
e0147228
Bottari T, Scarfì G, Giacobbe S (2017) Mass mortality in Noah’s ark Arca noae (Linnaeus, 1758): a
case study from the strait of Messina (Mediterranean Sea). J Shellfish Res 36(3):749–754
Bouchet P, Gofas S, Warén A (2010) Notes on Mediterranean Dizoniopsis (Gastropoda:
Cerithiopsidae), with the description of two new species. Iberus 28(2):51–62
Boudouresque CF, Harmelin JG, Jeudy de Grissac A (1986) Le benthos marin de l’île de Zembra
(Parc national, Tunisie). GIS Posidonie Publications, Marseille, France
Boury-Esnault N, Pansini M, Uriz MJ (1994) Spongiaires bathyaux de la mer d’Alboran et du golfe
ibéro-marocain. Mém Mus Nat Hist nat 160:1–174
Boury-Esnault N, Vacelet J, Reiswig HM et al (2015) Mediterranean hexactinellid sponges, with
the description of a new Sympagella species (Porifera, Hexactinellida). J Mar Biol Assoc UK
95:1353–1364
Boury-Esnault N, Vacelet J, Dobois M et al (2017) New hexactinellid sponges from the deep
Mediterranean canyons. Zootaxa 4236(1):118–134
Brito A, Ocaña O (2004) Corales de las Islas Canarias. Francisco Lemus, Tenerife
Brotz L, Pauly D (2012) Jellyfish populations in the Mediterranean Sea. Acta Adriat 53:211–230
Bruckner AW (2009) Rate and extent of decline in Corallium (pink and red coral) populations:
existing data meet the requirements of a CITES appendix II listing. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
397:319–332
Bruckner AW (2016) Advances in management of precious corals to address unsustainable and
destructive harvest techniques. In: Goffredo S, Dubinsky Z (eds) The Cnidaria, past, present and
future. Springer, Cham
Cabanellas-Reboredo M, Vázquez-Luis M, Mourre B et al (2019) Tracking a mass mortality
outbreak of pen shell Pinna nobilis populations: a collaborative effort of scientists and citizens.
Sci Rep 9:13355
Calafiore N, Costanzo G, Giacobbe S (1991) Mediterranean species of the genus Pontonia Latreille,
1829. I. Developmental stages of Pontonia pinnophylax (Otto, 1821) (Decapoda, Natantia,
Pontoniinae) reared in the laboratory. Crustaceana 60(1):52–75
Camiñas JA (1985) Quetognatos del mar de Alborán (Resultados de la campaña “Málaga 75”). Bol
Inst Espa Oceanog 2(1):77–87
Canepa A, Fuentes V, Sabatés A et al (2014) Pelagia noctiluca in the Mediterranean Sea. In: Pitt K,
Lucas C (eds) Jellyfish blooms. Springer, Dordrecht
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increased abundance of the horny sponge Ircinia retidermata (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida)
in the Southeast Aegean. Ital J Zool 81:564–570
Bo M, Tazioli S, Spanò N et al (2008) Antipathella subpinnata (Antipatharia, Myriopathidae) in
Italian seas. Ital J Zool 75:185–195
Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S et al (2009) Characteristics of a black coral meadow in the twilight
zone of the Central Mediterranean Sea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 397:53–61
Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S et al (2011) Coral assemblage off the Calabrian coast (South Italy)
with new observations on living colonies of Antipathes dichotoma. Ital J Zool 78:231–242
Bo M, Bertolino M, Bavestrello G et al (2012) Role of deep sponge grounds in the Mediterranean
Sea: a case study in southern Italy. Hydrobiologia 687:163–177
Bo M, Canese S, Bavestrello G (2014) Discovering Mediterranean black coral forests:
Parantipathes larix (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in the Tuscan archipelago. Ital J Zool 81:112–125
Bo M, Bavestrello G, Angiolillo A et al (2015) Persistence of pristine deep-sea coral gardens in the
Mediterranean Sea (SW Sardinia). PLoS One 10(3):e0119393
Bo M, Barucca M, Biscotti A et al (2018) Phylogenetic relationships of Mediterranean black corals
(Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) and implications for classification within the order
Antipatharia. Invertebr Syst 32(5):1102–1110
Boavida J, Paulo D, Aurelle D et al (2016) A well-kept treasure at depth: precious red coral
rediscovered in Atlantic deep coral gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 years. PLoS One 11(1):
e0147228
Bottari T, Scarfì G, Giacobbe S (2017) Mass mortality in Noah’s ark Arca noae (Linnaeus, 1758): a
case study from the strait of Messina (Mediterranean Sea). J Shellfish Res 36(3):749–754
Bouchet P, Gofas S, Warén A (2010) Notes on Mediterranean Dizoniopsis (Gastropoda:
Cerithiopsidae), with the description of two new species. Iberus 28(2):51–62
Boudouresque CF, Harmelin JG, Jeudy de Grissac A (1986) Le benthos marin de l’île de Zembra
(Parc national, Tunisie). GIS Posidonie Publications, Marseille, France
Boury-Esnault N, Pansini M, Uriz MJ (1994) Spongiaires bathyaux de la mer d’Alboran et du golfe
ibéro-marocain. Mém Mus Nat Hist nat 160:1–174
Boury-Esnault N, Vacelet J, Reiswig HM et al (2015) Mediterranean hexactinellid sponges, with
the description of a new Sympagella species (Porifera, Hexactinellida). J Mar Biol Assoc UK
95:1353–1364
Boury-Esnault N, Vacelet J, Dobois M et al (2017) New hexactinellid sponges from the deep
Mediterranean canyons. Zootaxa 4236(1):118–134
Brito A, Ocaña O (2004) Corales de las Islas Canarias. Francisco Lemus, Tenerife
Brotz L, Pauly D (2012) Jellyfish populations in the Mediterranean Sea. Acta Adriat 53:211–230
Bruckner AW (2009) Rate and extent of decline in Corallium (pink and red coral) populations:
existing data meet the requirements of a CITES appendix II listing. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
397:319–332
Bruckner AW (2016) Advances in management of precious corals to address unsustainable and
destructive harvest techniques. In: Goffredo S, Dubinsky Z (eds) The Cnidaria, past, present and
future. Springer, Cham
Cabanellas-Reboredo M, Vázquez-Luis M, Mourre B et al (2019) Tracking a mass mortality
outbreak of pen shell Pinna nobilis populations: a collaborative effort of scientists and citizens.
Sci Rep 9:13355
Calafiore N, Costanzo G, Giacobbe S (1991) Mediterranean species of the genus Pontonia Latreille,
1829. I. Developmental stages of Pontonia pinnophylax (Otto, 1821) (Decapoda, Natantia,
Pontoniinae) reared in the laboratory. Crustaceana 60(1):52–75
Camiñas JA (1985) Quetognatos del mar de Alborán (Resultados de la campaña “Málaga 75”). Bol
Inst Espa Oceanog 2(1):77–87
Canepa A, Fuentes V, Sabatés A et al (2014) Pelagia noctiluca in the Mediterranean Sea. In: Pitt K,
Lucas C (eds) Jellyfish blooms. Springer, Dordrecht
10 Invertebrates: The Realm of Diversity
419