Porifera collection of the italian national antarctic museum (MNA), with an updated checklist from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea)

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...

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Published in:ZooKeys
Main Authors: Ghiglione Claudio, Alvaro Maria Chiara, Cecchetto Matteo, Canese Simonepietro, Downey Rachel, Guzzi Alice, Mazzoli Claudio, Piazza Paola, Rapp Hans Tore, Sarà Antonio, Schiaparelli Stefano
Other Authors: Ghiglione, Claudio, Alvaro Maria, Chiara, Cecchetto, Matteo, Canese, Simonepietro, Downey, Rachel, Guzzi, Alice, Mazzoli, Claudio, Piazza, Paola, Rapp Hans, Tore, Sarà, Antonio, Schiaparelli, Stefano
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PENSOFT PUBL 2018
Subjects:
Porifera
3D model
Antarctica
Italian National Antarctic Museum
Ross Sea
Terra Nova Bay
Antarctic
Burton
Antarc*
Italian National Antarctic Research Program
National Antarctic Research Program
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11577/3490940
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.758.23485
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Summary: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 the framework of 17 different Italian Antarctic expeditions funded by the Italian National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA). A total of 807 specimens, belonging to 144 morphospecies (i.e., 95 taxa identified at species level and 49 classified at least at the genus level) is included in the dataset. Nearly half (45%) of the species reported here correspond to species already known for Terra Nova Bay. Out of the remaining 55% previously unknown records, under a third (similar to 29%) were classified at the species level, while over a quarter (similar to 26%) were ascribed to the genus level only and these would require further study. All vouchers are permanently curated at the MNA and are available for study to the scientific community. A 3D model of an uncommon species from the Ross Sea, i.e. Tethyopsis brondstedi (Burton, 1929), is also presented and will be made available for outreach purposes.

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