Nodastrella asconemaoida, sp. nov. ...

Nodastrella asconemaoida sp. nov. Synonymy: Asconema cf. foliata (van Soest and Lavaleye 2005: Fig. 2 A–B); Rossella nodastrella (van Soest et al. 2007: Figs. 1–3);? Rossella aff. nodastrella (Tabachnick and Collins 2008). Material examined: One specimen, the holotype (HBOI 10-VIII-09-1 -001, USNM 1...

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Main Authors: Dohrmann, Martin, Göcke, Christian, Reed, John, Janussen, Dorte
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Published: Zenodo 2012
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5691002
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5691002
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Summary:Nodastrella asconemaoida sp. nov. Synonymy: Asconema cf. foliata (van Soest and Lavaleye 2005: Fig. 2 A–B); Rossella nodastrella (van Soest et al. 2007: Figs. 1–3);? Rossella aff. nodastrella (Tabachnick and Collins 2008). Material examined: One specimen, the holotype (HBOI 10-VIII-09-1 -001, USNM 1150045, SMF 11755) from deep-water Lophelia coral reefs off Cape Canaveral, Florida, lat. 28°19.426 N, long. 79°36.925 W, depth 723 m, collected August 10, 2009, and a second specimen (HBOI 5-VIII-05 -1-004) from Miami Terrace, Straits of Florida, lat. 25°42.0159 N, long. 79°52.0254 W, depth 337 m, collected August 05, 2005 using manned submersible Johnson-Sea-Link II. One specimen (ZMAPOR 19715, SMF 10363) from Rockall Bank, Ireland, lat. 55°29.619 N, long. 15°48.053 E. Description: The holotype consists of the upper part of a large basiphytous specimen ca. 23 cm high and ca. 13 cm wide; size of the whole specimen is ca. 30 cm high and ca. 23 cm in diameter. The body is vase-shaped with the osculum having ... : Published as part of Dohrmann, Martin, Göcke, Christian, Reed, John & Janussen, Dorte, 2012, Integrative taxonomy justifies a new genus, Nodastrella gen. nov., for North Atlantic " Rossella " species (Porifera: Hexactinellida: Rossellidae), pp. 1-13 in Zootaxa 3383 on pages 7-8, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3383.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/281727 ...