from the genera Stelletta and Ancorina

Two new species of the genus Stelletta and one new species of Ancorina are described from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and compared to congeners of the region. This is the first record of the genus Ancorina in the North Pacific Ocean. Stelletta ovalae Tanita 1965 is also reported for the first tim...

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Main Authors: Helmut Lehnerta, Robert P. Stoneb
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
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Key words
new demosponges
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
North Pacific
Bering Sea
Pacific
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.590.2894
http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03826p355f.pdf
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Summary:Two new species of the genus Stelletta and one new species of Ancorina are described from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and compared to congeners of the region. This is the first record of the genus Ancorina in the North Pacific Ocean. Stelletta ovalae Tanita 1965 is also reported for the first time from the Bering Sea and Alaska.

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