First record of the dinoflagellate Tripos rotundatus in the Adriatic Sea

This report presents the first record of Tripos rotundatus (Jorgensen) Gomez in the Adriatic Sea. The species was found in a net sample in the 50 - 100 m depth layer, taken on July 2021 off the southern coast of the Adriatic Sea. The species T. rotundatus was probably previously misidentified as the morphologically similar species T. digitatus (Schutt) Gomez.

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This report presents the first record of Tripos rotundatus in the Adriatic Sea. The species was found in a net sample taken at a depth of 50 - 100 m off the southern coast in July 2021, and it was previously misidentified as T. digitatus.