ABSTRACT. – Information from 40 harbours was used to investigate the diversity and habitat affinities of Ophryotrocha species living in Central Mediterranean coastal habitats. Three envi- ronmental descriptors were considered: climate, boat traffic

Dorvilleids belonging to Ophryotrocha Claparède & Mecznikow, 1869 are known from deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans. However, how they colonized and diversified in these ecosystems has not been assessed

ABSTRACT. – Information from 40 harbours was used to investigate the diversity and habitat affinities of Ophryotrocha species living in Central Mediterranean coastal habitats. Three envi- ronmental descriptors were considered: climate, boat traffic

A series of field studies were conducted from March 1999 to October 2001 to investigate the distribution of the genus Ophrytrocha in Italian harbors and lagoons. In the localities examined to date, six species belonging to the genus Ophryotrocha have