Glass Sponges off the Newfoundland (Northwest Atlantic): Description of a New Species of Dictyaulus (Porifera: Hexactinellida: Euplectellidae)

Three species of hexactinellid sponges: Aphrocallistes beatrix beatrix Gray, Asconema foliata (Fristedt), and Dictyaulus romani sp. n. were collected off the Flemish Cap in the Flemish Pass and from the Grand Banks off the Newfoundland (northwest Atlantic) during different surveys on board of Spanis...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Marine Biology
Main Authors: Francisco Javier Murillo, Konstantin R. Tabachnick, Larisa L. Menshenina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/438485
https://doaj.org/article/14ccacc4fc5b418ca413bc07333a4d16
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Summary:Three species of hexactinellid sponges: Aphrocallistes beatrix beatrix Gray, Asconema foliata (Fristedt), and Dictyaulus romani sp. n. were collected off the Flemish Cap in the Flemish Pass and from the Grand Banks off the Newfoundland (northwest Atlantic) during different surveys on board of Spanish RV Vizconde de Eza and RV Miguel Oliver.