The colonization of artificial structures by benthic organisms in the marine realm is known to be affected general trophic patterns biogeographical zone and prevailing environmental traits at local scale. present work aims quantitative data on early settlement progress macrofaunal assemblages developing reefs (ARs) deployed Underwater Biotechnological Park Crete (UBPC) oligotrophic Eastern Medi...

Hox genes are regulators of animal embryonic development. Changes in the number and sequence of Hox genes as well as in their expression patterns have been related to the evolution of the body plan. Lophotrochozoa is a clade of Protostomia characterized by several phyla which show a wide morphological diversity. Despite that the works summarized in this review emphasize the fragmentary nature o...