Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2019.28.31

First record of Plagiobrissus costai (Gasco, 1867) (Echinoidea, Brissidae) in Adriatic Sea

Pamela Budicin ; Srednja škola Zvane Črnje Rovinj, Carduccijeva ulica 20, HR-52210 Rovinj, Croatia

Abstract

The finding of an irregular sea urchin test in Mljet Channel near Pelješac Peninsula has provided first information on the presence of the rare endobenthic Plagiobrissus costai in the Eastern Adriatic. With this species, in the last 270 years, ten irregular echinoderm species have been recorded in the Adriatic Sea.

Keywords

Echinoidea Irregularia; Brissidae; Plagiobrissus costai; Adriatic Sea; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

231149

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/231149

Publication date:

31.12.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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