Circalittoral faunal turf occurrences on the Azores shelves (central north Atlantic) from 2005 to 2018

Circalittoral faunal turfs are animal-dominated shelf assemblages that are found on hard substrata between the lower limit of the infralittoral zone and the shelf edge. Benthic organisms generally form dense intricate mixes that may include tall alcyonarians, sponges, hydroids, scleractinians and gorgonians, as well as less prominent fauna such as encrusting sponges, bryozoans, ascidians, bivalves, solitary cup corals, serpulid worms and vermetid gastropods.

Citation: Tempera F.; Sinde-Mano A.L.; Gomes Pereira J.N.;Das D.; Graça G.; Afonso P.; IMAR-Institute of Marine Research, University of the Azores, Portugal; (2021): Circalittoral faunal turf occurrences on the Azores shelves (central north Atlantic) from 2005 to 2018 https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/558

Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:09

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