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Cymbastela sodwaniensis sp. nov. (Halichondrida: Axinellidae): a first record of this sponge genus in South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2009

Toufiek Samaai ,
Ruwen Pillay  and
Michelle Kelly
Toufiek Samaai*
Affiliation:
Marine and Coastal Management, Ecosystem Utilisation and Conservation, P/B X2, Roggebaai, 8012
Ruwen Pillay
Affiliation:
School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/B X54001, Durban, South Africa
Michelle Kelly
Affiliation:
National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity and Biosecurity, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited, Private Bag 109 695, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: T. Samaai, Marine and Coastal Management, Ecosystem Utilisation and Conservation, Private Bag X 2, Roggebaai, 8012, Cape Town, South Africa email: tsamaai@deat.gov.za
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Abstract

Cymbastela sodwaniensis sp. nov. (order Halichondrida: family Axinellidae) is described from the subtropical waters of Sodwana Bay on the north-east coast of South Africa. The genus was previously unknown from southern Africa or the western and eastern parts of the Indian Ocean. This record represents the westernmost extent of this predominantly Indo-Pacific to Australasian genus. This new species record brings the number of Cymbastela species described to a total of nine.

Keywords

PoriferaDemospongiaeHalichondridaAxinellidaeSouth Africaeast coastwestern Indian OceanCymbastelanew speciestaxonomy
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 89 , Issue 8 , December 2009 , pp. 1679 - 1687
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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