Population structure of Asconema setubalense Kent, 1870 at Concepción Seamount, Canary Islands (Spain). Methodological approach using non-invasive techniques

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Martín-García, Laura, Prado, Elena, Falcón, Jesús, González-Porto, Marcos, Punzón, Antonio, Martín-Sosa, Pablo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias; Deep-sea sponge; Medio Marino; Structure size; Seamount; Towed vehicle; Sites of community importance; fish; population structure; islands; access; research; Gam; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/15668; http://hdl.handle.net/10261/317830; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103775

The hexactinellid sponge Asconema setubalense Kent, 1870is a large bathyal species of the North Atlantic Ocean with a funnel-like body and very large osculum. Populations of A. setubalense have a three-dimensional structure and increase the complexity and biodiversity in their habitat, and are there...