LZMB: Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare; University of Lecce; Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali; Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology, details


Function: Head of group

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Phone: +39-0832-29 86 19
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UZI: University of Rome La Sapienza; Italian Zoological Union, details

Taxonomic term: Hydrozoa [WoRMS]

• Bringing biogeographical data online, details
• Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, details
• Marine Propagation Along the Coasts of Europe, details
• Web Accessible Taxonomic Expertise in MarBEF: PROviding an e-Platform for the European Taxonomists, details

• Bibliography Hydrozoa, details
• World Hydrozoa database, details

• Bouillon, J.; Medel, M.D.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F.; Gravili, C. (2004). Fauna of the Mediterranean Hydrozoa. Scientia Marina (Barcelona), 68(Suppl. 2). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Institut de Ciènces del Mar: Barcelona, Spain. 5-449 pp., details
• Tommasa, L.D.; Danovaro, R.; Belmonte, G.; Boero, F. (2004). Resting stage abundance in the biogenic fraction of surface sediments from the deep Mediterranean Sea, in: Ros, J.D. et al. (Ed.) (2004). Biological Oceanography at the Turn of the Millenium. Scientia Marina (Barcelona), 68(Suppl. 1): pp. 103-111, details
• Avian, M.; Boero, F.; Mills, C.E.; Rossi, L.; Rottini-Sandrini, L. (1995). Cnidaria, Ctenophora. Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana, 3[S.n.][S.l.]. 1-38 pp., details
• Balduzzi, A.; Bianchi, C.N.; Boero, F.; Cattaneo-Vietti, R.; Pansini, M.; Sarà, M. (1989). The suspension-feeder communities of a Mediterranean sea cave, in: Ros, J.D. (Ed.) (1989). Topics in Marine Biology: Proceedings of the 22nd European Marine Biology Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, August 1987. Scientia Marina, 53 (2-3). European Marine Biology Symposia, 22: pp. 387-395, details
• Belmonte, G.; Castello, P.; Piccinni, M.R.; Quarta, S.; Rubino, F.; Geraci, S.; Boero, F. (1995). Resting stages in marine sediments off the Italian coast, in: Eleftheriou, A. et al. (Ed.) (1995). Biology and ecology of shallow coastal waters. Proceedings of the 28th European Marine Biological Symposium, Crete, Greece, 23-28 September 1993. European Marine Biology Symposia, 28: pp. 53-58, details
• Belmonte, G.; Miglietta, A.M.; Rubino, F.; Boero, F. (1997). Morphological convergence of resting stages of planktonic organisms: a review Hydrobiologia 355: 159-165, details
• Belmonte, G.; Miglietta, A.M.; Rubino, F.; Boero, F. (1997). Morphological convergence of resting stages of planktonic organisms: a review, in: Naumov, A.D. et al. (Ed.) (1997). Interactions and Adaptation Strategies of Marine Organisms: Proceedings of the 31st European Marine Biology Symposium, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9-13 September 1996. Developments in Hydrobiology, 121: pp. 159-165 [Other original], details
• Bevilacqua, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Russo, G.F.; Boero, F. (2006). Mitigating human disturbance: can protection influence trajectories of recovery in benthic assemblages? J. Anim. Ecol. 75(4): 908–920, details
• Boero, F. (1981). Osservazioni ecologiche sugli idroidi della fascia a mitili della riviera Ligure di Levante = Ecological observations on the hydroid population of the mussel belt of the Ligurian Eastern Riviera Cah. Biol. Mar. 22(1): 107-117, details
• Boero, F. (1984). The ecology of marine hydroids and effects of environmental factors: a review Mar. Ecol. 5: 93-118, details
• Boero, F. (1994). Fluctuations and variations in coastal marine environments PSZN : Marine Ecology 15(1): 3-25 [Other original], details
• Boero, F. (1996). Episodic events: their relevance to ecology and evolution, in: Dworschak, P.C. et al. (Ed.) (1996). Influences of Organisms on their Environment, the Role of Episodic Events: Proceedings of the 29th European Marine Biology Symposium Vienna, 29 August-2 September 1994. PSZN I: Marine Ecology, 17(1-3). European Marine Biology Symposia, 29: pp. 237-250 [Other original], details
• Boero, F. (2001). Light after dark: the partnership for enhancing expertise in taxonomy Trends Ecol. Evol. 16(5): 266, details
• Boero, F. (2002). Gelatinous zooplankton: here today and gone tomorrow, but ignored at our peril Ocean Challenge 12(1): 24-27, details
• Boero, F. (2003). The unknown: historical and contemporary perspectives concerning species composition, their distribution and general trends of their abundance over time: phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos, in: Arvanitidis, C. et al. (2003). Electronic conference on 'Marine Biodiversity in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea': summary of discussions, 7 to 20 April, 2003. pp. 19-26, details
• Boero, F. (2004). International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea (CIESM) MarBEF Newsletter 1: 14-15, details
• Boero, F. (2004). Introduction to Topic 1.5: Do we need a revision of our biodiversity research agenda?, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) (2004). Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 16-18, details
• Boero, F. (2004). Summary of discussions on Topic 1.5: Do we need a revision of our biodiversity research agenda?, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) (2004). Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 72-74, details
• Boero, F. (2005). Letters to the Editor: Lots of biodiversity research services… but for whom? MarBEF Newsletter 2: 27, details
• Boero, F.; Bouillon, J. (1989). An evolutionary interpretation of anomalous medusoid stages in the life cycles of some Leptomedusae (Cnidaria), in: Ryland, J.S. et al. (Ed.) (1989). Reproduction, Genetics and Distributions of Marine Organisms: 23rd European Marine Biology Symposium, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, 5-9 September 1988. European Marine Biology Symposia, 23: pp. 37-41, details
• Boero, F.; Bouillon, J. (1993). Zoogeography and life cycle patterns of Mediterranean Hydromedusae (Cnidaria) Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 48: 239-266, 5 figures, details
• Boero, F.; Belmonte, G.; Fanelli, G.; Piraino, S.; Rubino, F. (1996). The continuity of living matter and the discontinuities of its constituents: do plankton and benthos really exist? Trends Ecol. Evol. 11(4): 177-180, details
• Boero, F.; Bouillon, J.; Piraino, S. (1998). Heterochrony, generic distinction and phylogeny in the family Hydractiniidae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) Zool. Verh. 323: 25-36 [Other original], details
• Boero, F.; Belmonte, G.; Bussotti, S.; Fanelli, G.; Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Gravili, C.; Guidetti, P.; Pati, A.C.; Piraino, S.; Rubino, F.; Saracino, O.; Schmich, J.; Terlizzi, A.; Geraci, S. (2004). From biodiversity and ecosystem functioning to the roots of ecological complexity Ecol. Compl. 2: 101-109, details
• Boero, F.; Di Camillo, C.; Gravili, C. (2005). Phantom aliens in Mediterranean waters MarBEF Newsletter 3: 21-22, details
• Boero, F.; Bouillon, J.; Piraino, S. (2005). The role of Cnidaria in evolution and ecology Ital. J. Zoolog. 72: 65-71, details
• Boero, F.; Bouillon, J. (2005). Cnidaria and Ctenophora (cnidarians and comb jellies), in: Rohde, K. (Ed.) (2005). Marine parasitology. pp. 177-182, details
• Boero, F.; Schierwater, B.; Piraino, S. (2007). Cnidarian milestones in metazoan evolution Integrative and Comparative Biology Advance Access: 10.1093/icb/icm041, details
• Boero, F.; Bonsdorff, E. (2007). A conceptual framework for marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning Mar. Ecol. 28(1): 134-145, details
• Boero, F.; Bucci, C.; Colucci; Gravili, C.; Stabili, L. (2007). Obelia (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Campanulariidae): a microphagous, filter-feeding medusa Mar. Ecol. 28(1): 178-183, details
• Boero, F.; Bouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Miglietta, M.P.; Parsons, T.R.; Piraino, S. (2008). Gelatinous plankton: irregularities rule the world (sometimes) Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 356: 299-310, details
• Bouillon, J.; Boero, F.; Seghers, G. (1991). Notes additionnelles sur les méduses de Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) 4 = New species of hydromedusae living in Papua New Guinea (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) 4 Cah. Biol. Mar. 32(3): 387-411, details
• Bouillon, J.; Wouters, K.; Boero, F. (1992). Etude des Solanderiidae de la Baie de Hansa (Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée) avec une révision du genre Solanderia (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) Bull. K. Belg. Inst. Nat. Wet. 62: 5-33, details
• Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). The Hydrozoa: a new classification in the light of old knowledge Thalassia Salent. 24: 3-45, details
• Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296, details
• Bouillon, J.; Medel, M.D.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F.; Gravili, C. (2004). Fauna of the Mediterranean Hydrozoa Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 68(Suppl. 2): 5-449, details
• Bouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 194. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-580-1. 591 + 1 cd-rom pp., details
• Bussotti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Belmonte, G.; Boero, F. (2006). Spatial and temporal variability of sessile benthos in shallow Mediterranean marine caves Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 325: 109-119, details
• De Vito, D.; Piraino, S.; Schmich, J.; Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2006). Evidence of reverse development in Leptomedusae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa): the case of Laodicea undulata (Forbes and Goodsir 1851) Mar. Biol. 149(2): 339-346, details
• Della Croce, N.; Boero, F. (1976). Ecologia e biologia dei porti del Mar Ligure e Alto Tirreno. Aspetti termici del Golfo di La Spezia, in: (1977). IIIes journées d'études sur les pollutions marines (Split, 22-23 octobre 1976), Protection du littoral méditerranéen, Compte rendu des travaux du Comité de lutte contre les pollutions marines durant le XXVe Congrès. pp. 125-131, details
• Della Tommasa, L.; Belmonte, G.; Palanques, A.; Puig, P.; Boero, F. (2000). Resting stages in a submarine canyon: a component of shallow-deep-sea coupling?, in: Jones, M.B. et al. (Ed.) (2000). Island, Ocean and Deep-Sea Biology: Proceedings of the 34th European Marine Biology Symposium, held in Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal, 13-17 September 1999. Developments in Hydrobiology, 152: pp. 249-260, details
• Della Tommasa, L.; Belmonte, G.; Palanques, A.; Puig, P.; Boero, F. (2000). Resting stages in a submarine canyon: a component of shallow-deep-sea coupling? Hydrobiologia 440(1-3): 249-260, details
• Denitto, F.; Miglietta, M.P.; Boero, F. (2007). Life cycle of Bougainvillia nana (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Bougainvilliidae) from Italy, including a discussion of Bougainvillia muscus in the Mediterranean Sea J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 87(5): 853-857, details
• Faucci, A.; Boero, F. (2000). Structure of an epiphytic hydroid community on Cystoseira at two sites of different wave exposure Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 64(Suppl. 1): 255-264, details
• Fraschetti, S.; Bianchi, C.N.; Terlizzi, A.; Fanelli, G.; Morri, C.; Boero, F. (2001). Spatial variability and human disturbance in shallow subtidal hard bottom assemblages: a regional approach Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 212: 1-12, details
• Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Terlizzi, A.; Miglietta, M.P.; Della Tommasa, L.; Boero, F. (2002). Spatio-temporal variation of hydroids and polychaetes associated with Cystoseira amentacea (Fucales: phaeophyceae) Mar. Biol. 140: 949-957, details
• Fraschetti, S.; Rossi, F.; Guarnieri, G.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F.; Herman, P.M.J. (2004). Biodiversity-substratum interactions on hard substrata MarBEF Newsletter 1: 26, details
• Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Bussotti, S.; Guarnieri, G.; D'Ambrosio, P.; Boero, F. (2005). Conservation of Mediterranean seascapes: analyses of existing protection schemes Mar. Environ. Res. 59(4): 309-332, details
• Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Boero, F. (2006). The distribution of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from micro- to macro-scale: spatial patterns on habitat-forming algae J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 339(2): 148-158, details
• Govindarajan, A.F.; Boero, F.; Halanych, K.M. (2006). Phylogenetic analysis with multiple markers indicates repeated loss of the adult medusa stage in Campanulariidae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 38: 820-834, details
• Gravili, C.; Pagliara, R.; Vervoort, W.; Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Trends in hydroidomedusan research from 1911 to 1997 Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 64(Suppl. 1): 23-29, details
• Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2001). Occurrence of the Mediterranean parrotfish Sparisoma cretense (Perciformes: Scaridae) in south-eastern Apulia (south-east Italy) J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 81(4): 663-671717-718, details
• Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2002). Spatio-temporal variability in fish assemblages associated with coralligenous formations in south-eastern Apulia (SE Italy) Ital. J. Zoolog. 69: 325-331, details
• Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2002). Spatio-temporal variability in the abundance of the parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense, in SE Apulia (SE Italy, Mediterranean Sea) Ital. J. Zoolog. 69: 229-232, details
• Guidetti, P.; Fanelli, G.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2002). Coastal fish indicate human-induced changes in the Mediterranean littoral Mar. Environ. Res. 53(1): 77-94, details
• Guidetti, P.; Boero, F.; Dulcic, J. (2002). Mass mortality of gilt sardine, Sardinella aurita (Clupeidae), in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas Cybium 26(4): 317-319, details
• Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2003). Changes in Mediterranean rocky-reef fish assemblages exposed to sewage pollution Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 253: 269-278, details
• Guidetti, P.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2003). Distribution patterns of sea urchins and barrens in shallow Mediterranean rocky reefs impacted by the illegal fishery of the rock-boring mollusc Lithophaga lithophaga Mar. Biol. 143: 1135-1142, details
• Guidetti, P.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2004). Desertification caused by Lithophaga lithophaga (Mollusca) fishery along Apulian rocky coasts (SE Italy, Mediterranean Sea): effects on littoral fish assemblages Conserv. Biol. 18(5): 1417-1423, details
• Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2004). Effects of the edible sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, fishery along the Apulian rocky coasts (SE Italy, Mediterranean Sea) Fish. Res. 66(2-3): 287-297, details
• Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2004). Effects of the desertification caused by Lithophaga lithophaga (Mollusca) fishery on adult and juvenile abundance of a Mediterranean rocky-reef fish Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48: 978-982, details
• Guidetti, P.; Bussotti, S.; Boero, F. (2005). Evaluating the effects of protection on fish predators and sea urchins in shallow artificial rocky habitats: a case study in the northern Adriatic Sea Mar. Environ. Res. 59(4): 333-348, details
• Guidetti, P.; Verginella, L.; Viva, C.; Odorico, R.; Boero, F. (2005). Protection effects on fish assemblages, and comparison of two visual-census techniques in shallow artificial rocky habitats in the northern Adriatic Sea J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 85(2): 247-255, details
• Heip, C.H.R.; Hummel, H.; van Avesaath, P.; Appeltans, W.; Arvanitidis, C.; Aspden, R.; Austen, M.; Boero, F.; Bouma, T.J.; Boxshall, G.; Buchholz, F.; Crowe, T.; Delaney, A.E.; Deprez, T.; Emblow, C.; Feral, J.-P.; Gasol, J.M.; Gooday, A.J.; Harder, J.; Ianora, A.; Kraberg, A.; MacKenzie, B.R.; Ojaveer, H.; Paterson, D.; Rumohr, H.; Schiedek, D.; Sokolowski, A.; Somerfield, P.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Vincx, M.; Weslawski, J.M.; Nash, R. (2009). Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning. Printbase: Dublin, Ireland. 100 pp., details
• Heip, C.H.R.; Hummel, H.; van Avesaath, P.H.; Appeltans, W.; Arvanitidis, C.; Aspden, R.; Austen, M.; Boero, F.; Bouma, T.J.; Boxshall, G.; Buchholz, F.; Delaney, A.E.; Deprez, T.; Emblow, C.; Feral, J.-P.; Gasol, J.M.; Gooday, A.J.; Harder, J.; Ianora, A.; Kraberg, A.; MacKenzie, B.R.; Ojaveer, H.; Paterson, D.; Rumohr, H.; Schiedek, D.; Sokolowski, A.; Somerfield, P.J.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Vincx, M.; Weslawski, J.M.; Nash, R. (2009). Marine Biodiversity Ecosystem Functioning. MarBEF EU Network of Excellence[S.l.]. 91 pp., details
• Miglietta, A.M.; Boero, F. (2005). The role of natural history museums: the 'Pietro Peranzan' Museum, Salenta Peninsula, Italy - a case study MarBEF Newsletter 3: 26-27, details
• Miglietta, M.P.; Tommasa, L.D.; Denitto, F.; Gravili, C.; Pagliara, P.; Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Approaches to the ethology of hydroids and medusae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 64(Suppl. 1): 63-71, details
• Moscatello, S.; Rubino, F.; Saracino, O.D.; Fanelli, G.; Belmonte, G.; Boero, F. (2004). Plankton biodiversity around the Salento Peninsula (south east Italy): an integrated water/sediment approach Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 68(Suppl. 1): 85-102, details
• Pagliara, P.; Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Photosynthetic planulae and planktonic hydroids: contrasting strategies of propagule survival Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 64(Suppl. 1): 173-178, details
• Pati, A.C.; Belmonte, G.; Cecherelli, V.-U.; Boero, F. (1999). The inactive temporary component: an unexplored fraction of meiobenthos Mar. Biol. 134: 419-427, details
• Piraino, S.; Fanelli, G.; Boero, F. (2002). Variability of species' roles in marine communities: change of paradigms for conservation priorities Mar. Biol. 140: 1067-1074, details
• Piraino, S.; De Vito, D.; Schmich, J.; Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2004). Reverse development in Cnidaria Can. J. Zool./Rev. Can. Zool. 82: 1748–1754, details
• Puce, S.; Calcinai, B.; Bavestrello, G.; Cerrano, C.; Gravili, C.; Boero, F. (2005). Hydrozoa (Cnidaria) symbiotic with Porifera: a review PSZN : Marine Ecology 26: 73-81, details
• Puce, S.; Bavestrello, G.; Di Camillo, C.; Boero, F. (2007). Symbiotic relationships between hydroids and bryozoans Symbiosis 44: 137-143, details
• Rubino, F.; Belmonte, G.; Miglietta, A.M.; Geraci, S.; Boero, F. (2000). Resting stages of plankton in recent north Adriatic sediments PSZN : Marine Ecology 21(3-4): 263-284, details
• Rubino, F.; Moscatello, S.; Saracino, O.D.; Fanelli, G.; Belmonte, G.; Boero, F. (2002). Plankton-derived resting stages in marine coastal sediments along the Salento Peninsula (Apulia, south-eastern Italy) PSZN : Marine Ecology 23(Suppl. 1): 329-339, details
• Schmich, J.; Kraus, Y.; De Vito, D.; Graziussi, D.; Boero, F.; Piraino, S. (2007). Induction of reverse development in two marine Hydrozoans Int. J. Dev. Biol. 51: 45-56, details
• Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2002). The effects of sewage discharge on shallow hard substrate sessile assemblages Mar. Pollut. Bull. 44(6): 542-548, details
• Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2003). Molluscs on subtidal cliffs: patterns of spatial distribution J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(1): 165-172, details
• Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2003). Taxonomic sufficiency and the increasing insufficiency of taxonomic expertise Mar. Pollut. Bull. 46(5): 556-561, details
• Tommasa, L.D.; Danovaro, R.; Belmonte, G.; Boero, F. (2004). Resting stage abundance in the biogenic fraction of surface sediments from the deep Mediterranean Sea Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 68(Suppl. 1): 103-111, details