Global diversity of sponges (Porifera: Spongillina) in freshwater

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 595, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-33

  Manconi, R ^a   Pronzato, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endemicity; Geographic distribution; Habitat; Taxonomic richness

Indexed keywords

MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS;

ADAPTIVE RADIATIONS; COLONIZATION; ENDEMICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE PHYLUMS; TAXONOMIC RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRESHWATER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPONGE; TAXONOMY;

HAPLOSCLERIDA; LUBOMIRSKIIDAE; METANIIDAE; PORIFERA; POTAMOLEPIDAE; SPONGILLIDAE;

EID: 38149037929     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9000-x     Document Type: Review

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