Fig. 7 in New deep-water cnidarian sites in the southern Adriatic Sea

Fig. 7: Cnidarian habitats in the Bari Canyon: (A) Assemblage dominated by white massive sponges (Pachastrella monilifera: 2) and scleractinians (Madrepora oculata: 7) at st. A208; note Plesionika martia (20), one of the most recurrent decapods in such habitats; bar = 10 cm; (B) Hardground at st. A208, colonized by encrusting sponges (Hexadella sp.: 26) and serpulids (Parasabella sp.: 30); bar =10 cm; (C) Colony of the yellow coral Dendrophyllia cornigera (5) at st. A210, note the fish belonging to the family Myctophidae (31); bar = 10 cm; (D) Vermiliopsis sp. (32) and Serpula vermicularis (15) are the main constituents of the cnidarianserpulid assemblage at st. A208; Echinus melo (24) is probably grazing on a M. oculata (7) colony; bar = 10 cm; (E) M. oculata (7) - S. vermicularis (15) cluster at st. A210; bar =10 cm; (F) Canyon's flank at st. A210, inhabited by sponges (P. monilifera, 2; Hexadella sp., 26), cnidarians (M. oculata, 7) and serpulids (S. vermicularis, 15) plus vagile echinoids (Cidaris cidaris, 8); bar = 25 cm; (G, H) Scleractinian-sponge dominated habitats at st. A210, (M. oculata: 7, P. monilifera: 2, Hexadella sp.: 26), serving also as refuge for the decapods Munida tenuimana (18) and P. martia (20); the sea anemone Peachia sp. (23) inhabit surrounding soft substrata; bar = 10 cm.