Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) koltuni sp. nov. (Porifera: Demospongiae): a new species from South Orkney Islands, Antarctica

• Published in: Marine Biodiversity
• Main Authors: Schejter, Laura, Cristobo, Javier, Ríos, Pilar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: SPONGES; POECILOSCLERIDA; NEW SPECIES; ANTARCTICA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; New Zealand; Argentina; South Orkney Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/178002

In this work, we describe a new sponge species belonging to the genus Coelosphaera Thomson, 1873. It was collected during an Argentinean Summer Antarctic Research Cruise onboard the Research Vessel “Puerto Deseado” in March 2014, near South Orkney Islands (Antarctica), 60° 53′ S 42° 35′ W, 487-m dep...