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Occurrence of Polycarpa kornogi in the Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

Nadia Chebbi ,
Francesco Mastrototaro  and
Hechmi Missaoui
Nadia Chebbi*
Affiliation:
Département Halieutique, Institut National Agronomique de Tunis (INAT), 43 Avenue Charles Nicole 1083 Tunis, Tunisie
Francesco Mastrototaro
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Zoologia, Univesità degli Studi di Bari, Italy
Hechmi Missaoui
Affiliation:
Département Halieutique, Institut National Agronomique de Tunis (INAT), 43 Avenue Charles Nicole 1083 Tunis, Tunisie
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Nadia Chebbi, Département Halieutique, Institut National Agronomique de Tunis (INAT), 43 Avenue Charles Nicole 1083 Tunis, Tunisie email: nadia.chebbi@gmail.com
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Abstract

This work announces the occurrence of the stolidobranch ascidian Polycarpa kornogi in the central Mediterranean in Sidi Raïs in the north of Tunisia. A description of the specimens is included as well as some environmental parameters.

Keywords

ascidianPolycarpa kornoginew reportdescriptioncentral MediterraneanTunisia
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e18
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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