Porifera collection of the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA), with an updated checklist from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea)

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Ghiglione, Claudio, Alvaro, Maria Chiara, Cecchetto, Matteo, Canese, Simonepietro, Downey, Rachel, Guzzi, Alice, Mazzoli, Claudio, Piazza, Paola, Tore Rapp, Hans, Sarà, Antonio, Schiaparelli, Stefano
• Other Authors: Tore Rapp, Han
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PENSOFT PUBL 2018
• Subjects: Antarctica; Italian National Antarctic Museum; Porifera; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; 3D models; Antarctic; Burton; Antarc*; Italian National Antarctic Research Program; National Antarctic Research Program
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3272300; https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.758.23485

This new dataset presents occurrence data for Porifera collected in the Ross Sea, mainly in the Terra Nova Bay area, and curated at the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA, section of Genoa). Specimens were collected in 331 different sampling stations at depths ranging from 17 to 1,100 meters in...