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| Title: | Epiphytic bryozoan community of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadow in the northern Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean) |
| Authors: | Kocak, Ferah
Balduzzi, Andrea
Benli, H. Avni |
| Keywords: | Posidonia oceanica
seagrass
epiphytes
bryozoans
Cyprus
Mediterranean |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2002 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Bryozoan communities occurring on leaves and rhizomes of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, in seven meadows along the northern coast of Cyprus from 3 and 10 m depths were studied in July 1998. Forty-three epiphytic bryozoan species (5 Ctenostomata, 32 Cheilostomata, 6 Cyclostomata) were found. Crisia ramosa was recorded for the first time in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea while 6 species showed restricted biogeographical distribution. The epiphytic species are qualitatively richer on the rhizomes compared to those noted on leaves. |
| Page(s): | 235-238 |
| ISSN: | 0379-5136 |
| Source: | IJMS Vol.31(3) [September 2002]
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