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First record of Amphiura securigera (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in the Tyrrhenian (Mediterranean) Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2000

P. Rinelli
P. Rinelli
Affiliation:
Istituto Sperimentale Talassografico, CNR—Spianata San Raineri, 86, I-98122 Messina, Italy
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Abstract

The first finding of the brittle star Amphiura securigera (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in the Tyrrhenian Sea is reported. According to literature data, biotopic and edaphic features of the bottom indicate that this species preferentially lives in detritic mud-free biotopes characterized by good water circulation. Present data show that in the Mediterranean Sea A. securigera extends its bathymetric range as far as the circalittoral and upper bathyal floors.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 80 , Issue 1 , February 2000 , pp. 175 - 176
Copyright
© 2000 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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