Insights into the reproduction of some Antarctic dendroceratid, poecilosclerid, and haplosclerid demosponges

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Koutsouveli, Vasiliki, Taboada Moreno, Sergi, Moles, Juan, Cristobo, Javier, Ríos, Pilar, Bertran, Andrea, Solà Peracaula, Joan, Ávila Escartín, Conxita, Riesgo Gil, Ana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Antàrtida; Esponges; Reproducció; Fisiologia comparada; Antarctica; Sponges; Reproduction; Comparative physiology; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Deception Island; Ridley; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/129962

Sponges are a dominant element of the Antarctic benthic communities, posing both high species richness and large population densities. Despite their importance in Antarctic ecosystems, very little is known about their reproductive patterns and strategies. In our study, we surveyed the tissue of six...