Table 2.
Presence (+) or absence (−) of coralligenous taxa/morphological groups at all the sites (AS, CP, TA and CC) and depth (18, 23, 28, 33 and 38 m).
| Taxa/morphological groups | Cat | AS | CP | TA | CC | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 38 | ||
| Articulated Coralline Algae | C | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | + |
| Asparagopsis sp. | R | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Caulerpa cylindracea | G | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Codium spp. | G | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | + |
| Dictyotales | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | |
| Encrusting Coralline Algae | C | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Encrusting Ochrophyta | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | |
| Erect flattened Rhodophyta | R | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | − | + |
| Erect terete Ochrophyta | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Erect terete Rhodophyta | R | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| Flabellia petiolata | G | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| Fucales | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Halimeda tuna | G | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | − |
| Palmophyllum crassum | G | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Peyssonnelia sp. | R | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Pseudoclorodesmis furcellata/Bryopsis sp. | G | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − |
| Turf algae | T | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Valonia sp. | G | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Aedonella calveti | B | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| Encrusting bryozoans | B | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Myriapora truncata | B | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + |
| Pentapora fascialis | B | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| Ramified bryozoans | B | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Reteporella grimaldii | B | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| Smittina cervicornis | B | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| Hydrozoans | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | |
| Alcyonum coralloides | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | |
| Corallium rubrum | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Eunicella cavolini | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | |
| Paramuricea clavata | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | |
| Parazoanthus axinellae | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Azooxantellate individual scleractinians | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | |
| Zooxantellate scleractinians | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | |
| Large serpulids | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Salmacina-Filograna complex | − | + | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | |
| Arborescens/massive sponges | S | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| Bushy sponges | S | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | |
| Encrusting sponges | S | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Perforating sponges | S | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | + | − | + |
| Prostrate sponges | S | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + |
| Erect ascidians | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | |
| Encrusting ascidians | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Taxa categories (Cat.) of GAM models are indicated by the letters B bryozoans, C encrusting coralline algae, G green algae, S sponges, R red algae and T turf algae.