A new species of Biemna (Porifera: Poecilosclerida) from Antarctica: Biemna strongylota

A new species of Biemna, Biemnastrongylota sp. nov. is described from Antarctica. The new species is compared to other Antarctic species of Biemna, B. chilensis and B. macrorhaphis from which it differs in that it possesses strongyle megascleres, instead of styles, and of the microsclere complement...

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Autores: Ríos, Pilar, Cristobo, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/325597
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/325597
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón
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Sumario:A new species of Biemna, Biemnastrongylota sp. nov. is described from Antarctica. The new species is compared to other Antarctic species of Biemna, B. chilensis and B. macrorhaphis from which it differs in that it possesses strongyle megascleres, instead of styles, and of the microsclere complement which includes microxeas, raphides and two categories of sigmata.