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| Soest, R.W.M. van; Zea, S.; Kielman, M.. |
| New sponge species belonging to the closely related fistular genera Zyzzya, Cornulella, Damiria, and Acheliderma are described from reef habitats off the coasts of Colombia, Bonaire and Curaçao in the southern Caribbean. With very few exceptions these sponges are small to tiny specimens inhabiting crevices and other cryptic habitats; some may be excavating. For comparison both published and unpublished material belonging to these genera from other parts of the world was examined, and this yielded several nomenclatorial changes and a further three new species from the Indian Ocean. The new species are: Zyzzya invemar (Caribbean), Cornulella santamartae (Caribbean), C. tyro (Seychelles), C. amirantensis (Seychelles), Damiria leonorae (Caribbean), D. toxifera... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Caribbean coral reefs; Seychelles reefs; Sponges; Poecilosclerida; Lophonidae; Fistule growth form; Excavating growth form. |
| Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/503917 |
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