A review of the Hexactinellida (Porifera) of Chile, with the first record of Caulophacus Schulze, 1885 (Lyssacinosida: Rossellidae) from the Southeastern Pacific Ocean

All records of the 15 hexactinellid sponge species known to occur off Chile are reviewed, including the first record in the Southeastern Pacific of the genus Caulophacus Schulze, 1885, with the new species Caulophacus chilense sp. n. collected as bycatch in the deep water fisheries of the Patagonian...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: REISWIG, HENRY M., ARAYA, JUAN FRANCISCO
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2014
Subjects:
Hexactinellida
new species
Chile
South-eastern Pacific Ocean
Euplectellidae
Rossellidae
Euretidae
Porifera
Pacific
Fernandez
Gomez
Patagonian Toothfish
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3889.3.4
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3889.3.4
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Summary:All records of the 15 hexactinellid sponge species known to occur off Chile are reviewed, including the first record in the Southeastern Pacific of the genus Caulophacus Schulze, 1885, with the new species Caulophacus chilense sp. n. collected as bycatch in the deep water fisheries of the Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 off Caldera (27ºS), Region of Atacama, northern Chile. All Chilean hexactinellid species occur in bathyal to abyssal depths (from 256 up to 4142 m); nine of them are reported for the Sala y Gomez and Nazca Ridges, with one species each in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago and Easter Island. The Chilean hexactinellid fauna is still largely unknown, consisting of only 2.5 % of the known hexactinellid extant species. Further studies and deep water sampling are essential to assess their ecology and distribution, particularly in northern Chile.

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