Fig. 6 in New deep-water cnidarian sites in the southern Adriatic Sea

Fig. 6: Coral-sponge assemblages from the Bari Canyon. (A) Assemblage dominated by the white sponge Pachastrella monilifera (2) at st. A210; insets show an actiniarian belonging to the genus Peachia in the soft sediments (23); and the vagrant echinoid Echinus melo (24); bar = 25 cm; (B) The shrimp Plesionika martia (20) on Madrepora oculata (7) - Serpula vermicularis (15) bioconstruction at st. A210, undetermined fish belonging to the family Argentinidae (25); bar = 25 cm; (C) Madrepora-Pachastrella assemblage at st. A210; note the tiny seastar Peltaster placenta (27) hidden under the coral frame, and the encrusting yellow sponge Hexadella sp. (26); bar = 10 cm; (D) Canyon's flank at st. A210 showing the conspicuous presence of serpulids, mostly Bispira sp. (28) and the presence of the vagrant echinoid Cidaris cidaris (8); bar = 10 cm; (E) Benthos at st. A210 showing the encrusting sponge Hexadella sp. (26) and the cup-like sponge P. monilifera (2); also note the asteroid P. placenta (27); bar = 10 cm; (F) Scleractinian-sponge-serpulid cluster at st. A210, inset shows close-up of the sponges P. monilifera (2) and Poecillastra compressa (22); note the echinoid E. melo (24) and the scleractinian M. oculata (7); bar =10 cm; (G) The fish Phycis blennoides (29) and a fish related to family Argentinidae (25), foraging next to coral-sponge grounds at st. A210 (M. oculata 7; P. monilifera 2); bar = 10 cm; (H) Close-up of the orange cup-like sponge P. compressa (22) at st. A208, sheltering the decapod P. martia (20); note M. oculata (7) on the left side of the sponge; bar = 10 cm.