Megabenthic communities of the Ligurian deep continental shelf and shelf break (NW Mediterranean Sea)
Fig 4
Megabenthic communities (part one).
(A) 1—Bryozoan beds dominated by P. fascialis (Pf); (B) 2 –L. myriophyllum (Lm) forests; (C) 3—Sponge grounds with S. foetidus (Sf), Axinella polypoides (Ap) and Axinella spp. (Ax) covered with P. axinellae; (D) 4—Deep-rocky bottoms with serpulids and echinoderms; (E) 5 –E. cavolini (Ec) forests; (F) 6 –P. clavata (Pc) forests. Scale bar 20 cm.