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. 2024 Apr 2;14:7785. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-58101-y

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The benthic assemblages found in the Boka Kotorska Bay, where Savalia savaglia settled are mainly characterized by the emischiphilous algae Padina pavonica (a) Halimeda tuna (b) and Codium effusum (c); the sponges Axinella cannabina (d) Aplysina sp. (e) and Chondrilla nucula (f); the anthozoans Parazoanthus axinellae (g) Cladocora caespitosa (h) Polycyathus muellerae (i) Phyllangia americana mouchezii (j) Sarcodictyon catenatum (k) Epizoanthus sp. (l) and Leptogorgia sarmentosa (m) S. savaglia forests (n–p). (q) Schematic view of the bathymetric distribution of the main benthic species in the studied localities. The letters on the scheme correspond to those of the photos. Scale bars: (a–h,k,m–o) 10 cm; (i,j,l,p) 1 cm.