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On the presence of Thysanoteuthis rhombus (Cephalopoda: Thysanoteuthidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2009

Giambattista Bello*
Affiliation:
Arion, CP 61, 70042 Mola di Bari, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: G. Bello, Arion, CP 61, 70042 Mola di Bari, Italy email: giabello@libero.it.
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Abstract

The occurrences of Thysanoteuthis rhombus in the Adriatic Sea are critically reviewed and discussed in relation to the records of this cephalopod in the Mediterranean during the last decade.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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