Two new species of the genus Callyspongia (Haplosclerida:Callyspongiidae) from Korea

In this study, two new species of the genus Callyspongia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864: Callyspognia pyeongdaensis sp. nov. and Callyspongia maraensis sp. nov. from Korea are described as new to science. All of the available information is presented in this study including the localities from w...

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Main Authors: Kim Hyung June, Kang Dong Won
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X1730122X
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Summary:In this study, two new species of the genus Callyspongia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864: Callyspognia pyeongdaensis sp. nov. and Callyspongia maraensis sp. nov. from Korea are described as new to science. All of the available information is presented in this study including the localities from which the species were collected and illustrations of spicule and skeleton. Keywords: Callyspongiidae, Callyspongia, Korea, New species, Sponge
ISSN:2287-884X