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, Ríos, Pilar, Bertran, Andrea, Solà, Joan, Avila, Conxita, Riesgo, Ana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2018
• Subjects: Embryos; Oocytes; Lipids; Antarctica; Blastomeres; Glycogens; Collagens; Cytoplasm; European Union; Horizon 2020; Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: an integrated approach towards their preservation and sustainable exploitation; SponGES; Grant Agreement No 679849; Antarc*; Antarctic; Deception Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: 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...