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  • Ecology
  • Biodiversity Studies

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  • Posidonia oceanica, or Neptune grass, is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
  • It supports a diverse epiphytic community, including macroalgae and animals.
  • Quantitative data on Mediterranean bryozoan temporal and spatial variability is scarce.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide metadata for a dataset on epiphytic bryozoan communities.
  • To document occurrence and abundance of bryozoans on Posidonia oceanica leaves.
  • To include data on species found on Posidonia scales.

Main Methods:

  • Sampling of epiphytic bryozoan communities on Posidonia oceanica leaves.
  • Analysis of occurrence and abundance data.
  • Inclusion of data from Posidonia scales.

Main Results:

  • Occurrence and abundance data for epiphytic bryozoans were reported.
  • Trophic ecology of Electra posidoniae was assessed.
  • Metadata for a GBIF-published sampling-event dataset is provided.

Conclusions:

  • Metadata for a bryozoan dataset on Posidonia oceanica is now available.
  • The dataset includes information on species found on both leaves and scales.
  • This contributes to understanding Mediterranean marine biodiversity.