An exceptional occurrence of deep-sea sponges in the region of former Larsen Ice Shelves, Antarctic Peninsula, with the description of two new species

Abstract Two new species of deep-sea sponges from the Weddell Sea are described. Both are new to science: a carnivorous Demospongiae species Abyssocladia antarctica sp. nov. and a Hexactinellida species Caulophacus leonieae sp. nov., the latter characterized by a new type of microscleres. Both were...

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Published in:Marine Biodiversity
Main Authors: Buskowiak, Daniel, Janussen, Dorte
Other Authors: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Larsen Ice Shelf
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01134-z
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