New genus and species of lithistid demosponges from submarine caves in Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands) and Tahiti Iti (Society Islands), French Polynesia

Lithistid demosponges are well known from limestone caves of karstic origin in the Mediterranean Sea. However, they have never been reported from submarine caves of volcanic origin in the South Pacific. Here, we describe and provide DNA barcodes for four new lithistid demosponges including one new g...

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Main Authors: A. Schuster, A. Pisera, M. Ekins, C. Debitus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2021.1939450