Dear colleagues,
the book "Mediterranean and Atlantic Invertebrate Guide" (305 pages, about
800 species, about 1100 underwater photos) by Peter Wirtz and Helmut
Debelius, which just appeared, contains numerous new records and photos of
undescribed species (see list below). These are all mine and should be
quoted as "Wirtz, in Wirtz and Debelius 2003". In most cases, the species
were identified by experts for the group (see the acknowledgement section in
the book).
The English version of the book is available from Conchbooks
([log in to unmask]) for 42,80 Euros plus postage; the German version
appeared in Jahr Verlag and should be available in any German bookshop for
36,80 Euros. Please do not ask me for a copy.
I can send you a species list for your group of interest.
Comments/corrections welcome !
New records/new species:
Ciliata:
Zoothamnium niveum: Lanzarote Island, Cyprus Island
Hydrozoa:
Sphaerocoryne bedoti: Madeira Island
Podocoryne undescribed: Madeira
Alcyonaria:
Paralcyonium spinulosum: Sesimbra, Portugal
Actiniaria:
Alicia mirabilis: Cascais, Portugal
Halcampoides undescribed: Crete
Zoantharia:
Isaurus tuberculatus: Cape Verde Islands
Scleractinia:
Balanophyllia undescribed: Cape Verde Islands
Ascothoracida:
Synagoga undescribed: Azores and Cape Verde Islands
Mysidacea:
Leptomysis undecribed: Madeira
Schistomysis undescribed: Canary Islands
Natantia:
Alpheus macrocheles: Madeira
Gnathophyllum sp. on page 125 now determined as juvenile elegans !
Thalassinidea:
Axiidae undescribed
Prosobranchia:
Vitreolina philippi: Azores
Purpuradusta (Cypreaa) gracilis: Cyprus
Opisthobranchia:
Stylocheilus striatus: Azores
Ercolania caerulea: Azores
Cyerce antillensis: Azores
Elysia margaritae: Azores
Berthella stellata: Azores
Doto fluctifraga: Azores
Dicata odhneri: Azores
Coryphella undescribed: Azores
Plocamopherus undescribed: Madeira
Hypselodoris fontandraui: Canary Islands
Roboastra undescribed: Cape Verde Islands
Bivalvia:
Pododesmus patelliformis: Azores
Cephalopoda:
Octopus defilippi: Crete
Brachiopoda
Novocrania turbinata: Cape Verde Islands.
Phoronida:
Phoronis australis: Sesimbra, Portugal
Holothuroidea:
Leptosynapta inhaerens: Azores
Tunicata:
Clavelina undescribed: Madeira (in life much yellower than printed here)
Dr. Peter Wirtz
PO Box 103
P - 9125 Canico, Madeira
Portugal
Tel+Fax 00351-291-934784
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