Phenotypic plasticity in the Caribbean sponge Callyspongia vaginalis (Porifera: Haplosclerida)

Sponge morphological plasticity has been a long-standing source of taxonomic difficulty. In the Caribbean, several morphotypes of the sponge Callyspongia vaginalis have been observed. To determine the taxonomic status of three of these morphotypes and their relationship with the congeneric species C...

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Main Authors: Susanna López-Legentil, Patrick M. Erwin, Timothy P. Henkel, Tse-Lynn Loh, Joseph R. Pawlik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2010-09-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1173