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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 26 No.1

Morska fauna Nacionalnog parka ‘Mljet’ (Jadransko more, Hrvatska). 7. Echiura

Authors: Dušan Zavodnik

Authors and affiliation

  • Dušan Zavodnik Vitomira Širole-Paje 6, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia

Abstract

It seems that the only Echiuroid species present in the Mljet National Park is Bonellia viridis. This species is known world wide for its peculiar larval development and sexual dimorphism. The forked proboscis females prefer to live in shallow sublittoral crevices in large stones and similar rocky environments. Divers reported B. viridis to be a rather common marine invertebrate.

Keywords

Echiura, Bonellia viridis, Adriatic Sea, National Park Mljet.

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