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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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00291/full

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