Two new species of chondrocladia (demospongiae: Cladorhizidae) with a new spicule type from the deep south Pacific, and a discussion of the genus Meliiderma

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2073, 2009, Pages 57-68

  Vacelet, Jean ^a   Kelly, Michelle ^b   Schlacher Hoenlinger, Monika ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnivorous sponges; Chondrocladia; Cladorhizidae; Meliiderma; New species; New Zealand; Porifera; Seamounts; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

CHONDROCLADIA; CLADORHIZIDAE; DEMOSPONGIAE; LATRUNCULIA; PORIFERA;

EID: 65949124041     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2073.1.5     Document Type: Article

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