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A new species of Biemna (Porifera: Poecilosclerida) from Antarctica: Biemna strongylota

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2006

Pilar Ríos
Affiliation:
C/María n° 39, 2°, 15624 Ares, A Coruña, Spain
Javier Cristobo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

A new species of Biemna, Biemnastrongylota sp. nov. is described from Antarctica. The new species is compared to other Antarctic species of Biemna, B. chilensis and B. macrorhaphis from which it differs in that it possesses strongyle megascleres, instead of styles, and of the microsclere complement which includes microxeas, raphides and two categories of sigmata.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2006 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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