New records of annelid species along the Salento Peninsula, 2005-2023

Sampling event
Latest version published by Hellenic Center for Marine Research on Feb 20, 2026 Hellenic Center for Marine Research

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Description

This dataset contains distributional records of marine annelid species collected along the coasts of the Salento Peninsula between 2005 and 2023. The material analysed was gathered from 65 sampling stations located at depths ranging from 0 to 969 m. These stations encompassed a variety of habitat types, including mesophotic biogenic hard substrates, coralligenous outcrops, intertidal coralline algae, soft bottoms, and soft sediments associated with seagrass meadows. In total, 344 taxa belonging to 48 families were identified in the examined material. The dataset also includes a record dated 1984, which refers to the re-examination of historical samples.

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 140 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
140
Occurrence 
1007

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Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Langeneck J, Bilan M, Putignano M, Dimichele D, Furfaro G, Toso A, Musco L (2023) New records of annelid species along the Salento Peninsula. Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, U.L.R. di Lecce.

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Hellenic Center for Marine Research. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 77c9cc6c-1c4e-4b08-806d-a95cc4b5829e.  Hellenic Center for Marine Research publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Keywords

Samplingevent; Polychaeta; Salento Peninsula; http://marineregions.org/mrgid/22677

Contacts

Meri Bilan
  • Originator
Research fellow
Dalhousie University | Dal · Department of Oceanography
IT
Matteo Putignano
  • Originator
Administrative business
FRA MA Landkreis München, Bayern, Deutschland
IT
Andrea Toso
  • Originator
PhD Student in Marine Biology
Università del Salento
IT
+39 348 7348133
Luigi Musco
  • Originator
Associate Professor of Zoology
Salento University
IT
Desirée Dimichele
  • Originator
Legal Assistant
Fine, Olin & Anderman, LLP
IT
Giulia Furfaro
  • Originator
PhD Research fellow
Università del Salento
IT
Joachim Langeneck
  • Point Of Contact
Research fellow
CoNISMa Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare
IT
Dimitra MAVRAKI
  • Custodian Steward
Data Manager
HCMR
Heraklion
GR

Geographic Coverage

Salento Peninsula

Bounding Coordinates South West [39.79, 17.99], North East [40.47, 18.52]

Taxonomic Coverage

Annelida

Phylum Annelida

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2005-07-01 / 2023-02-24

Project Data

Scientists have long envisioned more human-like robots able to sense and respond to their environments. Although the term soft robotics emerged fewer than two decades ago, these systems are already finding applications in diverse fields including medicine, space and locomotion. Inspired by marine Annelida (segmented worms) that adapt to their environment with shape changes, the EU-funded MAPWORMS project will develop a new concept for adaptable, responsive and shape-morphing soft robotics. A study of adaptation and plasticity in the body plan of marine Annelida will inform a model for the development of smart soft materials with shape-morphing and self-healing capabilities, based on DNA components. These will form the building blocks of bio-inspired shape-morphing robots.

Title MAPWORMS
Identifier Grant agreement ID: 101046846
Funding This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 101046846
Study Area Description Salento Peninsula
Design Description The dataset underwent comprehensive quality control using the LifeWatch and EMODnet Biology data quality control tool. Date fields were manually cross-validated by data stewards. Taxonomic entries were validated using the WoRMS Taxon Match tool, and geographic coordinates were checked against the Marine Regions Gazetteer.

Sampling Methods

The equipment used is: Ekman grab; hand corers; gillnets and trawling. The sampling depth varied from 0 to 969 m; corresponding to various habitat types.

Study Extent The examined material was obtained from 65 sampling stations along the coasts of the Salento Peninsula between July 2005 and February 2023.

Method step description:

  1. The dataset includes information on 1007 records collected between 2005 and 2023 with information on species, location including latitude and longitude in decimal degrees, type of sediment, depth and sampling dates.

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 10.25607/zauwi2
https://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=new_records_annelid_salento