Integrative Taxonomy of Amazon Reefs' Arenosclera spp.: A New Clade in the Haplosclerida (Demospongiae)

Integrative Taxonomy of Amazon Reefs' Arenosclera spp.: A New Clade in the Haplosclerida (Demospongiae)

Two new Arenosclera are described here on the basis of materials obtained from Amazon reefs in 2014, A. amazonensis sp. nov. and A. klausi sp. nov. Both are clearly distinct from all other Arenosclera by their erect, solid funnel to lamellate habit, larger oxeas, and ectosomal architecture bearing o...

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Main Authors: Camille V. Leal, Fernando C. Moraes, Adriana M. Fróes, Ana C. Soares, Louisi S. de Oliveira, Ana Paula B. Moreira, Fabiano L. Thompson, Eduardo Hajdu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:28C5BD00-0AA4-4903-82AC-BC1AAD666EA5
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:16CBBD72-49FF-41A0-82E9-A2FA9D6C6930
integrative taxonomy
sponges
biodiversity
Brazil
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00291/full

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