Rossella racovitzae Topsent 1901 ...

Rossella racovitzae Topsent, 1901 (Fig. 10 A) Material examined: All from ANDEEP III Exped., Weddell Sea, Antarctica, SMF 10610a, and SMF 10610b, R.V. 'Polarstern', stn PS67/074-7, 20 Feb. 2005, 71°18.48'–18.40'S, 13°58.55'–58.14'W, 1055– 1047 m, ethanol; SMF 10705, R.V...

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Main Authors: Janussen, Dorte, Reiswig, Henry M.
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Published: Zenodo 2009
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5611973
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5611973
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Summary:Rossella racovitzae Topsent, 1901 (Fig. 10 A) Material examined: All from ANDEEP III Exped., Weddell Sea, Antarctica, SMF 10610a, and SMF 10610b, R.V. 'Polarstern', stn PS67/074-7, 20 Feb. 2005, 71°18.48'–18.40'S, 13°58.55'–58.14'W, 1055– 1047 m, ethanol; SMF 10705, R.V. 'Polarstern', stn PS67/151-1, 20 Mar. 2005, 61°45.46'S, 47°07.57'W to 61°45.34'S, 47°07.78'W, 1181–1188 m, ethanol. Description and remarks: Four specimens of this species were collected on the ANDEEP III Expedition. The two from station PS67/074-7 are large barrels, 28.7 cm tall by 15.9 cm flattened diameter and 30.7 cm tall by 17.7 cm flattened diameter, with strong 6 mm-tall conules on outer surface and few prostalia emanating from the conule summits. The two specimens from station PS67/151-1 are a small conic tube, 54 mm tall by 22 mm upper diameter, and a small sac 52 mm tall by 34 mm maximal diameter, both with proportionately large prostalia projecting up to 32 mm from sides and oscular margins. Conules are not present on the small ... : Published as part of Janussen, Dorte & Reiswig, Henry M., 2009, Hexactinellida (Porifera) from the ANDEEP III Expedition to the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, pp. 1-20 in Zootaxa 2136 on page 17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188483 ...