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Article: Reports from M. Taviani and colleagues advance knowledge in marine biology.
- Article from:
- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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"Fisheries and scientific investigations of the recently discovered deep-water coral province south of Malta sampled living specimens of two deep-water Coralliophilinae intimately associated with Lophelia-Madrepora coral banks," scientists in Bologna, Italy report.
"The species are ''Coralliophila'' richardi (Fischer P., 1882) and Babelomurex sentix (Bayer, 1971)," wrote M. Taviani and colleagues.
The researchers concluded: "A third coralliophilinid ''Coralliophila'' squamosa (Bivona Ant. in Bivoria And., 1838: deep-water morphotype) has been also observed alive close to deep-water corals at the Nameless-Urania Bank."
Taviani and colleagues ...