Aplysina aerophoba (Nardo, 1833) (Porifera, Demospongiae): an unexpected miniaturised growth form from the tidal zone of Mediterranean caves: morphology and DNA barcoding

In the Mediterranean Sea, the two sponges of the genus Aplysina (A. aerophoba and A. cavernicola) are identified on the basis of their external morphology and the environment in which they live. During a research program on the sponge fauna in semi-submerged caves of the Italian coasts, we have samp...

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Main Authors: G. Costa, B. Violi, G. Bavestrello, M. Pansini, M. Bertolino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
Subjects:
dna
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2020.1720833