Description and molecular phylogeny of Tethya hibernica sp. nov. (Porifera, Demospongiae) from Northern Ireland with remarks on the European species of the genus Tethya

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1595, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Heim, Isabel ^a   Nickel, Michael ^a   Picton, Bernard ^b   Brümmer, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b Department of Geology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demospongiae; Ireland; New species; Porifera; Tethya; Tethya hibernica sp. nov.

Indexed keywords

DEMOSPONGIAE; HADROMERIDA; PORIFERA; TETHYA; TETHYA AURANTIUM; TETHYA CITRINA;

EID: 34948813161     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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