Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 28 No.2

Prvi nalaz Plagiobrissus costai (Gasco, 1867) (Echinoidea, Brissidae) u Jadranu

Authors: Pamela Budicin

Authors and affiliation

  • 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