Ruolo di Briozoi e serpulidi nelle biocostruzioni a coralli profondi del mar Ionio

Bryozoans and serpulids from deep-water coral ecosystems sampled on the Apulian Plateau, off S. Maria di Leuca, in the depth range of 500-750 m, have been analysed. Both groups contribute to the present-day and past biodiversity and to the construction of the frame, although rather subordinately, only locally acting as secondary constructors and mostly as dwellers and bafflers enhancing firmness