Reevaluation of stalked aplysinid sponges, with description of a new species from the upper Bahamian slope

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Maldonado, Manuel
Young, Craig M.
Publisher
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Date Issued
1998
Note

A new aplysinid sponge, Aplysina bathyphila n. sp., is described from the upper Bahamian slope, where its populations show a stenobathic distribution limited to the range between 60 and 150 m deep. The species is characterized morphologically by a stalked, goblet-shaped body and a large oscular diaphragm. The sponge body is hollow, having a spacious atrial cavity that becomes a narrow canal extending the whole length of the stalk. The skeleton is a highly regular network of hexagonal meshes built with a single type of laminated, pithed fibers, as is typically in the genus Aplysina. Choanocyte chambers are spherical.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
10 p.
Subject (Topical)
Sponges
Sponges --Bahamas
Sponges --Anatomy
Morphology (Animals)
Oceanographic submersibles
Identifier
3171650
Additional Information
A new aplysinid sponge, Aplysina bathyphila n. sp., is described from the upper Bahamian slope, where its populations show a stenobathic distribution limited to the range between 60 and 150 m deep. The species is characterized morphologically by a stalked, goblet-shaped body and a large oscular diaphragm. The sponge body is hollow, having a spacious atrial cavity that becomes a narrow canal extending the whole length of the stalk. The skeleton is a highly regular network of hexagonal meshes built with a single type of laminated, pithed fibers, as is typically in the genus Aplysina. Choanocyte chambers are spherical.
This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Maldonado, M., & Young, C. M. (1998). Reevaluation of stalked aplysinid sponges, with description of a new species from the upper Bahamian slope. Bulletin of Marine Science, 63(2), 417-425.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1231.
Date Backup
1998
Date Text
1998
Date Issued (EDTF)
1998
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FADT3171650
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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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Maldonado, Manuel

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10 p.
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171650
Title Plain
Reevaluation of stalked aplysinid sponges, with description of a new species from the upper Bahamian slope
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171650
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Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
1998
single unit
Title
Reevaluation of stalked aplysinid sponges, with description of a new species from the upper Bahamian slope
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Reevaluation of stalked aplysinid sponges, with description of a new species from the upper Bahamian slope