Esperiopsis koltuni sp. nov. (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida: Esperiopsidae), a carnivorous sponge from deep water of the Sea of Okhotsk (North Pacific)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1379-1386

  Ereskovsky, Alexander V ^a,c   Willenz, Philippe ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; CARNIVORE; DEEP WATER; GROWTH FORM; HERMAPHRODITE; NEW SPECIES; PREY CAPTURE; SPICULE; SPONGE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF OKHOTSK;

DEMOSPONGIAE; ESPERIOPSIDAE; ESPERIOPSIS; POECILOSCLERIDA;

EID: 36749032235     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407058109     Document Type: Article

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