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

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Koutsouveli, Vasiliki, Taboada, Sergi, Moles, Juan, Cristobo, Javier, Rios, Pilar, Bertran, Andrea, Solà, Joan, Avila, Conxita, Riesgo, Anna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Life Sciences (Invertebrate Division), The Natural History Museum of London, London, United Kingdom 2018
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Biologiska vetenskaper; Antarctic; Deception Island; Ridley; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-420450; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192267

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...