2026. 030 | The Piroscafo Torino shipwreck as a biodiversity hotspot in a sandy-bottom habitat (Ionian sea): Valentina Basile1, Marcello Mezzasalma1, Alessandra Ghelli2, Mauro F. La Russa1, Elvira Brunelli1 | 1Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Rende [CS], Italy; 2Ministry of Culture – Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture for Calabria MiC, Roccelletta di Borgia [CZ], Italy. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale. 99, s1 (Mar. 2026). DOI:https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15282.