Biodiversity of shallow-water sponges (Porifera) in Singapore and description of a new species of Forcepia (Poecilosclerida: Coelosphaeridae)

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-71

  Lim, Swee Cheng ^a   de Voogd, Nicole J ^b   Tan, Koh Siang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intertidal; Southeast Asia; Sponge assemblage; Subtidal; Tropical

Indexed keywords

COELOSPHAERIDAE; FORCEPIA; POECILOSCLERIDA; PORIFERA;

EID: 84862251471     PISSN: 13834517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-08101004     Document Type: Article

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