Surveying keratose sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Dictyoceratida) reveals hidden diversity of host specialist barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Balanidae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107179
Abstract: Sponges represent one of the most species-rich hosts for commensal barnacles yet host utilisation and diversity have not been thoroughly examined. This study investigated the diversity and phylogenetic relationships of sponge-inhabiting barnacles within a single,… read more here.
Keywords: keratose sponges; sponges porifera; diversity; surveying keratose ... See more keywords
A checklist of marine sponges (Porifera) of peninsula India.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4885.2.10
Abstract: An inventory of sponges from the shallow subtidal reefs of the west and east coasts of southern India is presented. The specimens offered in this paper were based on in-situ collections unlike the previous records… read more here.
Keywords: peninsula india; sponges porifera; checklist marine; porifera peninsula ... See more keywords
A new species of Baikal endemic sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Spongillida, Lubomirskiidae)
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.906.39534
Abstract: Abstract This paper reports on a new species of the Baikal endemic sponge (fam. Lubomirskiidae) Swartschewskia khanaevisp. nov. The description of this species is based on morphological and molecular data (ITS and mitochondrial IGRs). Morphologically,… read more here.
Keywords: sponges porifera; baikal endemic; new species; khanaevisp nov ... See more keywords