First record of the black coral Antipathella wollastoni (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) outside of macaronesian waters
- Ocaña Vicente, Oscar
- Opresko, D.M.
- Brito Hernández, Alberto Miguel
ISSN: 1130-4723
Année de publication: 2006
Volumen: 18
Número: 3-4
Pages: 125-138
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias: = Folia Canariensis Academiae Scientiarum
Résumé
The first record of the antipatharian coral Antipathella wollastoni outside Macaronesian waters is reported. The species was found in the Ceuta littoral (southwest Mediterranean) at a depth of 35 m. The morphological characteristics of the Ceuta colony are compared to those of type specimen of the species. The cnidae of the species are described for the first time. The occurrence of the species in the Mediterranean is discussed in relation to possible changes in climate.