López-González PJ, Grinyó J, Gili J-M (2015) Chironephthya mediterranea n. sp. (Octocorallia,
Alcyonacea, Nidaliidae), the first species of the genus discovered in the Mediterranean Sea. Mar
Biodivers 45:667–688
López-Márquez V, Acevedo I, Manjón-Cabeza ME et al (2018) Looking for morphological
evidence of cryptic species in Asterina Nardo, 1834 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). The redescription of Asterina pancerii (Gasco, 1870) and the description of two new species. Invertebr
Syst 32:505–523
Luque ÁA, Guallart J, Templado J et al (2018) Recopilación y análisis de la información científica
disponible sobre Patella ferruginea. Sociedad Española de Malacología, Madrid
Madin LP (1991) Distribution and taxonomy of zooplankton in the Alboran Sea and adjacent
western Mediterranean: a literature review and field guide. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Technical Report, WHOI-91-26:1–150
Maldonado M (1992) Demosponges of the red coral bottoms from the Alboran Sea. J Nat Hist
26:1131–1161
Maldonado M, Sánchez-Tocino L, Navarro C (2010) Recurrent disease outbreaks in corneous
demosponges of the genus Ircinia: epidemic incidence and defense mechanisms. Mar Biol
157:1577–1590
Maldonado M, Sánchez-Tocino L, López Acosta M et al (2011) Invertebrados claves del sistema
infralitoral y circalitoral rocoso de las Islas Chafarinas: estudio con vistas a futuras estrategias de
conservación. In: Organismo Autónomo de Parques. Ministerio de medio Rural y Marino,
Madrid
Maldonado M, López-Acosta M, Sánchez-Tocino L et al (2013) The rare, giant gorgonian Ellisella
paraplexauroides: demographics and conservation concerns. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 479:127–141
Maldonado M, Aguilar R, Bannister RJ et al (2016) Sponge grounds as key marine habitats: a
synthetic review of types, structure, functional roles, and conservation concerns. In: Rossi S et al
(eds) Marine animal forests. Springer, Cham, pp 1–37
Malej A, Vodopivec M, Pestorić B et al (2014) The lesser known medusa Drymonema dalmatinum
Haeckel 1880 (Scyphozoa, Discomedusae) in the Adriatic Sea. Annal Ser Hist Nat 24(2):79–86
Marín A, López Belluga MD, Scognamiglio G et al (1997) Morphological and chemical camouflage of the Mediterranean nudibranch Discodoris indecora on the sponges Ircinia variabilis
and Ircinia fasciculata. J Molluscan Stud 63:31–439
Massi D, Vitale S, Titone A et al (2018) Spatial distribution of the black coral Leiopathes
glaberrima (Esper, 1788) (Antipatharia: Leiopathidae) in the Mediterranean: a prerequisite for
protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). Eur Zool J 85(1):170–179
Mastrototaro F, Maiorano P, Vertino A et al (2013) A facies of Kophobelemnon (Cnidaria,
Octocorallia) from Santa Maria di Leuca coral province (Mediterranean Sea). Mar Ecol
34:313–320
Mastrototaro F, Chimienti G, Acosta J (2017) Isidella elongata (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea) facies in the
western Mediterranean Sea: visual surveys and descriptions of its ecological role. Eur Zool J 84
(1):209–225
Maynou F, Cartes JE (2012) Effects of trawling on fishes and invertebrates from deep-sea coral
facies of Isidella elongata in the western Mediterranean. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 92(7):1501–1507
McDonald GR, Nybakken JW (1997) A worldwide review of the food of nudibranch
mollusks. I. Introduction and the suborder Arminacea. Veliger 40(2):157–159
McDonald GR, Nybakken JW (1999) A worldwide review of the food of nudibranch mollusks
II. The suborder Dendronotacea. Veliger 42(1):62–66
Megina C, Carballo JL, Cervera JL et al (2002) The diet of Platydoris argo (Gastropoda:
Nudibranchia) and the dietary specialization of sponge eating dorids. J Molluscan Stud
68:173–179
Meinesz A, Mercier D (1983) Sur les fortes mortalités de Spondyles (Spondylus gaederopus Linné)
observées sur les cotes de Méditerranée. Trav sci Parc nation Port-Cros 9:89–95
Mills CE, Pugh PR, Harbison GR et al (1996) Medusae, siphonophores and ctenophores of the
Alborán Sea, south-western Mediterranean. Sci Mar 60:145–163
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Alcyonacea, Nidaliidae), the first species of the genus discovered in the Mediterranean Sea. Mar
Biodivers 45:667–688
López-Márquez V, Acevedo I, Manjón-Cabeza ME et al (2018) Looking for morphological
evidence of cryptic species in Asterina Nardo, 1834 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). The redescription of Asterina pancerii (Gasco, 1870) and the description of two new species. Invertebr
Syst 32:505–523
Luque ÁA, Guallart J, Templado J et al (2018) Recopilación y análisis de la información científica
disponible sobre Patella ferruginea. Sociedad Española de Malacología, Madrid
Madin LP (1991) Distribution and taxonomy of zooplankton in the Alboran Sea and adjacent
western Mediterranean: a literature review and field guide. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Technical Report, WHOI-91-26:1–150
Maldonado M (1992) Demosponges of the red coral bottoms from the Alboran Sea. J Nat Hist
26:1131–1161
Maldonado M, Sánchez-Tocino L, Navarro C (2010) Recurrent disease outbreaks in corneous
demosponges of the genus Ircinia: epidemic incidence and defense mechanisms. Mar Biol
157:1577–1590
Maldonado M, Sánchez-Tocino L, López Acosta M et al (2011) Invertebrados claves del sistema
infralitoral y circalitoral rocoso de las Islas Chafarinas: estudio con vistas a futuras estrategias de
conservación. In: Organismo Autónomo de Parques. Ministerio de medio Rural y Marino,
Madrid
Maldonado M, López-Acosta M, Sánchez-Tocino L et al (2013) The rare, giant gorgonian Ellisella
paraplexauroides: demographics and conservation concerns. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 479:127–141
Maldonado M, Aguilar R, Bannister RJ et al (2016) Sponge grounds as key marine habitats: a
synthetic review of types, structure, functional roles, and conservation concerns. In: Rossi S et al
(eds) Marine animal forests. Springer, Cham, pp 1–37
Malej A, Vodopivec M, Pestorić B et al (2014) The lesser known medusa Drymonema dalmatinum
Haeckel 1880 (Scyphozoa, Discomedusae) in the Adriatic Sea. Annal Ser Hist Nat 24(2):79–86
Marín A, López Belluga MD, Scognamiglio G et al (1997) Morphological and chemical camouflage of the Mediterranean nudibranch Discodoris indecora on the sponges Ircinia variabilis
and Ircinia fasciculata. J Molluscan Stud 63:31–439
Massi D, Vitale S, Titone A et al (2018) Spatial distribution of the black coral Leiopathes
glaberrima (Esper, 1788) (Antipatharia: Leiopathidae) in the Mediterranean: a prerequisite for
protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). Eur Zool J 85(1):170–179
Mastrototaro F, Maiorano P, Vertino A et al (2013) A facies of Kophobelemnon (Cnidaria,
Octocorallia) from Santa Maria di Leuca coral province (Mediterranean Sea). Mar Ecol
34:313–320
Mastrototaro F, Chimienti G, Acosta J (2017) Isidella elongata (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea) facies in the
western Mediterranean Sea: visual surveys and descriptions of its ecological role. Eur Zool J 84
(1):209–225
Maynou F, Cartes JE (2012) Effects of trawling on fishes and invertebrates from deep-sea coral
facies of Isidella elongata in the western Mediterranean. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 92(7):1501–1507
McDonald GR, Nybakken JW (1997) A worldwide review of the food of nudibranch
mollusks. I. Introduction and the suborder Arminacea. Veliger 40(2):157–159
McDonald GR, Nybakken JW (1999) A worldwide review of the food of nudibranch mollusks
II. The suborder Dendronotacea. Veliger 42(1):62–66
Megina C, Carballo JL, Cervera JL et al (2002) The diet of Platydoris argo (Gastropoda:
Nudibranchia) and the dietary specialization of sponge eating dorids. J Molluscan Stud
68:173–179
Meinesz A, Mercier D (1983) Sur les fortes mortalités de Spondyles (Spondylus gaederopus Linné)
observées sur les cotes de Méditerranée. Trav sci Parc nation Port-Cros 9:89–95
Mills CE, Pugh PR, Harbison GR et al (1996) Medusae, siphonophores and ctenophores of the
Alborán Sea, south-western Mediterranean. Sci Mar 60:145–163
10 Invertebrates: The Realm of Diversity
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