Sponge biodiversity of South Georgia island with descriptions of fifteen new species

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: GOODWIN, CLAIRE, BREWIN, PAUL E, BRICKLE, PAUL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2012
• Subjects: Porifera; sponge; South Georgia; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; biogeography; SCUBA diving; taxonomy; endemic; South Georgia Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3542.1.1; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3542.1.1

Sponge samples were taken by SCUBA diving from sixteen sites on the north coast of South Georgia island, south westSouthern Ocean. Fifteen new species are described: Iophon husvikensis sp. nov., Clathria (Clathria) stromnessa sp.nov., Clathria (Axosuberites) rosita sp. nov., Clathria (Microciona) ma...