RESIDENT BIODIVERSITY

Below is shown a list of some species that inhabit the ecosystem provided by Posidonia oceanica, with its scientific name, the common name (if present), images and the name of the researcher who described the species with the date.

FAUNA

ISOPODS (crustacean group)

MYSIDACEANS (crustacean group)

DECAPODS (crustacean group)

CNIDARIANS (jellyfish and polyps)

POLYCHAETES (bristle worms)

BRYOZOANS (aquatic invertebrate group)

GASTROPODS (mollusc group: snails and slugs)

ECHINODERMS (sea stars and sea urchins)

BIVALVES (mollusc group)

CEPHALOPODS (mollusc group)

SEA TURTLES

FISHES

FLORA

MARINE PHANEROGAMS (plants)

These ones form extensive meadows next to posidonia, but they are independent ecosystems, with their own resident species.

ALGAE