Journal
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
Volume 100, Issue -, Pages 133-139Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.02.025
Keywords
Aspidosiphon muelleri; Trypanites isp.; Bioerosion; Submerged mosaics; Baiae; Italy
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This research involves the study of the bioerosion on mosaic fragments recovered from the Underwater Archaeological Park of Baiae (Naples, Italy) caused by the boring sipunculans (Protostomia) and represents the first report of damage by Aspidosiphon muelleri Diesing 1851 on submerged Cultural Heritage. The present study defines the role of this organism in the deterioration of archaeological artefacts. The characteristic traces produced by the action of these organisms on stone materials are described. A set of criteria was established to distinguish the traces of these organisms from those produced by Polychaetes and Clionaid sponges. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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