The size of a Mediterranean population of the deep sea pectinid Delectopecten vitreus (Mollusca, Bivalvia) is discussed with respect to Atlantic counterparts. The Mediterranean specimens collected in the Ionian Sea at the Santa Maria di Leuca deep water coral site are characterized by a size smaller than Atlantic stocks.
Size evaluation of Delectopecten vitreus (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from Santa Maria di Leuca deep-water coral site (Ionian Sea).
MASTROTOTARO, FRANCESCO;Capezzuto F;
2010-01-01
Abstract
The size of a Mediterranean population of the deep sea pectinid Delectopecten vitreus (Mollusca, Bivalvia) is discussed with respect to Atlantic counterparts. The Mediterranean specimens collected in the Ionian Sea at the Santa Maria di Leuca deep water coral site are characterized by a size smaller than Atlantic stocks.File in questo prodotto:
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