New sponge records (Porifera) from King George Island, Antarctica, including the description of Phorbas sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Arteaga, Alvaro, Willenz, Philippe, Hajdu, Eduardo, Moreno Leveroni, Bernabé, Venturini, Natalia, Cerpa Cornejo, Luis Moroni, Quipúzcoa, Luis, Cóndor-Luján, Báslavi
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Naturalis Biodiversity Center 2022
• Subjects: Esponjas; Ecosistemas; Expediciones científicas; Geología de la Antártida; Admiralty Bay; Antarctic; Austral; Bransfield Strait; King George Island; Mackellar; Mackellar Inlet; Maxwell Bay; The Antarctic; Van Veen; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antártida
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12544/4187

Sponges are an important and abundant component of Antarctic marine ecosystems. They harbour a great diversity of species and play a key role in these fragile benthic communities. The aim of this study was to identify the sponges collected during the Peruvian scientific campaigns to Antarctica carri...