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Pansini, M.; Morri, C.; Bianchi, C.N. (2000). The sponge community of a subtidal area with hydrothermal vents: Milos island, Aegean Sea. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science. 51, 627-635.
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Pansini, M.; Morri, C.; Bianchi, C.N.
2000
The sponge community of a subtidal area with hydrothermal vents: Milos island, Aegean Sea
Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science
51, 627-635
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Sponges were sampled by SCUBA diving at six subtidal rocky sites, three of which were close to hydrothermal vents, a common feature on the sea-floor off the south-east coast of Milos. Twenty-five species (2 Calcarea and 23 Demospongiae) were found, few compared with the 589 recorded for the Mediterranean, but an important addition to the scant information on the sponge fauna of the Aegean Sea. The number of species found at vent sites was consistently higher than that found at non-vent sites, but no vent-obligate species could be identified. However, Geodia cydonium and three species of Cliona (C. copiosa, C. nigricans and C. rhodensis) showed a tendency to colonize vent areas. The former might take advantage of increased silica availability, the latter of the enhanced deposition of carbonates near vents. Substratum cover by sponges (estimated from wire-framed photographs of 0·7 m2), varied greatly both among and within sites, mostly according to slope. Most sponge species preferred vertical to overhanging, shaded substrata. Proximity to vents seemed to have little or no influence on sponge cover, notwithstanding a primary effect on species diversity.
Mediterranean Sea in general
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864) (additional source)
Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864) (additional source)
Axinella cannabina (Esper, 1794) (additional source)
Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794) (additional source)
Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794) (additional source)
Chondrosia reniformis Nardo, 1847 (additional source)
Cliona copiosa Sarà, 1959 accepted as Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Cliona nigricans (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981 (additional source)
Crambe crambe (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Erylus euastrum (Schmidt, 1868) accepted as Penares euastrum (Schmidt, 1868) (additional source)
Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767) (additional source)
Hymeniacidon sanguinea (Grant, 1826) accepted as Hymeniacidon perlevis (Montagu, 1814) (additional source)
Ircinia oros (Schmidt, 1864) (additional source)
Ircinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Leuconia solida (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Leucetta solida (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Mycale lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) represented as Mycale (Mycale) lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) (additional source)
Mycale retifera Topsent, 1924 represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) retifera Topsent, 1924 (additional source)
Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) ficiformis (Poiret, 1789) (additional source)
Phorbas tenacior (Topsent, 1925) (additional source)
Sarcotragus foetidus Schmidt, 1862 (additional source)
Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 represented as Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 (additional source)
Sycon raphanus Schmidt, 1862 (additional source)
Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864) (additional source)
Axinella cannabina (Esper, 1794) (additional source)
Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794) (additional source)
Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794) (additional source)
Chondrosia reniformis Nardo, 1847 (additional source)
Cliona copiosa Sarà, 1959 accepted as Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Cliona nigricans (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981 (additional source)
Crambe crambe (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Erylus euastrum (Schmidt, 1868) accepted as Penares euastrum (Schmidt, 1868) (additional source)
Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767) (additional source)
Hymeniacidon sanguinea (Grant, 1826) accepted as Hymeniacidon perlevis (Montagu, 1814) (additional source)
Ircinia oros (Schmidt, 1864) (additional source)
Ircinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Leuconia solida (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Leucetta solida (Schmidt, 1862) (additional source)
Mycale lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) represented as Mycale (Mycale) lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) (additional source)
Mycale retifera Topsent, 1924 represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) retifera Topsent, 1924 (additional source)
Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) ficiformis (Poiret, 1789) (additional source)
Phorbas tenacior (Topsent, 1925) (additional source)
Sarcotragus foetidus Schmidt, 1862 (additional source)
Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 represented as Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 (additional source)
Sycon raphanus Schmidt, 1862 (additional source)
Aegean Sea for Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Axinella cannabina (Esper, 1794)
Aegean Sea for Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794)
Aegean Sea for Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794)
Aegean Sea for Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794)
Aegean Sea for Chondrosia reniformis Nardo, 1847
Aegean Sea for Cliona copiosa Sarà, 1959
Aegean Sea for Cliona nigricans (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981
Aegean Sea for Corticium candelabrum Schmidt, 1862
Aegean Sea for Crambe crambe (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Erylus euastrum (Schmidt, 1868)
Aegean Sea for Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767)
Aegean Sea for Hymeniacidon sanguinea (Grant, 1826)
Aegean Sea for Ircinia oros (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Ircinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Leuconia solida (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Leuconia solida (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Mycale lingua (Bowerbank, 1866)
Aegean Sea for Mycale retifera Topsent, 1924
Aegean Sea for Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789)
Aegean Sea for Phorbas tenacior (Topsent, 1925)
Aegean Sea for Sarcotragus foetidus Schmidt, 1862
Aegean Sea for Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759
Aegean Sea for Sycon raphanus Schmidt, 1862
Aegean Sea for Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Axinella cannabina (Esper, 1794)
Aegean Sea for Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794)
Aegean Sea for Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794)
Aegean Sea for Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794)
Aegean Sea for Chondrosia reniformis Nardo, 1847
Aegean Sea for Cliona copiosa Sarà, 1959
Aegean Sea for Cliona nigricans (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981
Aegean Sea for Corticium candelabrum Schmidt, 1862
Aegean Sea for Crambe crambe (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Erylus euastrum (Schmidt, 1868)
Aegean Sea for Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767)
Aegean Sea for Hymeniacidon sanguinea (Grant, 1826)
Aegean Sea for Ircinia oros (Schmidt, 1864)
Aegean Sea for Ircinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Leuconia solida (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Leuconia solida (Schmidt, 1862)
Aegean Sea for Mycale lingua (Bowerbank, 1866)
Aegean Sea for Mycale retifera Topsent, 1924
Aegean Sea for Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789)
Aegean Sea for Phorbas tenacior (Topsent, 1925)
Aegean Sea for Sarcotragus foetidus Schmidt, 1862
Aegean Sea for Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759
Aegean Sea for Sycon raphanus Schmidt, 1862