Freshwater sponges of the West Indies: Discovery of Spongillidae (Haplosclerida, Spongillina) from Cuba with biogeographic notes and a checklist for the Caribbean area

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 36, 2005, Pages 3235-3253

  Manconi, R ^a   Pronzato, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anheteromeyenia cheguevarai nov. sp.; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Ephydatia; Greater Antilles; Islands; Mesoamerica; Radiospongilla

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPONGE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

ANHETEROMEYENIA; EPHYDATIA; HAPLOSCLERIDA; SPONGILLIDAE;

EID: 30544450475     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500307327     Document Type: Article

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