New and rare sponges from the deep shelf of the Alboran Island (Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean)

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: SITJÀ, CÈLIA, MALDONADO, MANUEL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2014
• Subjects: Atlantic immigrants; benthic communities; biodiversity; deep benthos; environmental protection; Mediterranean invasions; sponge gardens; Porifera; Pulitzer; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3760.2.2; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3760.2.2

The sponge fauna from the deep shelf (70 to 200 m) of the Alboran Island (Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean) was investigated using a combination of ROV surveys and collecting devices in the frame of the EC LIFE+ INDEMARES Grant aimed to designate marine areas of the Nature 2000 Network within Span...