Morphological and cytological descriptions of a new Polymastia species (Hadromerida, Demospongiae) from the North-West Mediterranean Sea

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Publication Type:Conference Proceedings
Year of Conference:2007
Authors:N. Boury-Esnault, Bézac C.
Editor:Custodio, MR, Lôbo-Hajdu, G, Hajdu, E, Muricy G.
Conference Name:Porifera Research: Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability -
Pagination:23-30
Publisher:Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
ISBN Number:978-85-7427-023-4
Keywords:anatomy, cave, cytology, Hadromerida, skeleton
Abstract:

A new species of Polymastia (Hadromerida, Polymastiidae), P. harmelini is described from the coast of Provence
(NW Mediterranean). Although this region has been intensively studied, new species are regularly found there. Its description
includes morphological, anatomical and cytological features and the species is compared to the Polymastia species from the
Atlanto-Mediterranean area
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