Spinimuricea klavereni is a Mediterranean endemic gorgonian that is rarely encountered,probably because it typically occurs at depths below 50 m. It is exceptionally common in the northern Marmara Sea, with an unusually shallow upper depth limit of ~20 m. The reproductive biology of this species was studied during a one year period off B€uy€ukada, in the northeastern Marmara Sea. Spinimuric…