A note on five freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillina: Spongillidae) from Pune, Maharashtra, India

We report the presence of five freshwater sponges in ephemeral and permanent fresh water bodies in and around Pune, Maharashtra, India. Field observations, descriptive notes, habitus photographs and SEM photographs of body spicules, gemmule spicules and gemmules of five species are provided. Eunap...

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Main Authors: S.S. Jakhalekar, H.V. Ghate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/883