Geographical distribution and systematic position of Sanidastra yokotonensis (Porifera: Spongillidae)
Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (1996). Geographical distribution and systematic position of Sanidastra yokotonensis (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie 66(Suppl.): 219-225
In: Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Biologie = Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Biologie. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Bruxelles. ISSN 0374-6429, more
Also appears in:Willenz, Ph. (1996). Recent advances in sponge biodiversity inventory and documentation: Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Atlanto-Mediterranean Sponge Taxonomy, Brussels, April 25-30, 1995. Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Biologie = Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Biologie, 66(Suppl.). Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussel. 242 pp., more
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Animal products > Sponges
Geography > Biogeography
Water > Fresh water
MED, France, Corsica [Marine Regions]; MED, Italy, Sardinia [Marine Regions]; Mediterranean Region [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal; Fresh water |
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- Manconi, R., more
- Pronzato, R.
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| Abstract |
Sanidastra yokotonensis Volkmer-Ribeiro & Watanabe 1983 was known till now only from the type locality in the eastern Japan. We refer here on three new findings from running waters of Corsica and Sardinia Islands. The diagnostic characters of our specimens, such as spicules morphology and gemmule structure, fit well with those of the original description. The peculiar disjunct distribution is intriguing and we propose some hypotheses to explain it. We discuss also some aspects of the systematic position of this species. |
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