Callyspongia (Callyspongia) mucosa Lehnert & Stone, 2013, n. sp. ...
Callyspongia (Callyspongia) mucosa n. sp. (Fig. 2) Material examined. Holotype: USNM# 1202116, collected by Jim Stark on 16 August 2012 at 51°52.29´N, 177°43.26´E, 8.8 km S of Orient Point, Little Kiska Island, eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA, at a depth of 106 m and a water temperature of 4.5...
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| Summary: | Callyspongia (Callyspongia) mucosa n. sp. (Fig. 2) Material examined. Holotype: USNM# 1202116, collected by Jim Stark on 16 August 2012 at 51°52.29´N, 177°43.26´E, 8.8 km S of Orient Point, Little Kiska Island, eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA, at a depth of 106 m and a water temperature of 4.5°C; paratype: USNM# 1202117, collected by Jay Orr on 4 July 2012 at 51°40.75´N, 177°11.26´W 4.2 km SW of Cape Chlanak, Kanaga Island, central Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA, at a depth of 84 m and a water temperature of 4.5°C. Description. Both specimens thickly flabellate to lobate, light brown to beige in color, with smooth, extremely slimy surfaces (Figs. 2A & B). The consistency is soft and elastic, but rather resilient and difficult to tear. The holotype is approximately 18 cm in width, 12 cm in height, and consists of 3–4 lobes attached basally and 1.5–2 cm thick, and slightly tapered at the margins. The specimen has circular oscules, not so obvious, slightly raised and 2– 4 mm in diameter. The base ... : Published as part of Lehnert, Helmut & Stone, Robert P., 2013, Four new species of Haplosclerida (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, pp. 573-582 in Zootaxa 3700 (4) on pages 575-576, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/223279 ... |
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