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Delectona ciconiae sp. nov. (Porifera, Demospongiae) boring in the scleraxis of Corallium rubrum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Giorgio Bavestrello ,
Barbara Calcinai  and
Michele Sarà
Giorgio Bavestrello
Affiliation:
Istituto di Zoologia dell' Università di Genova, Via Balbi 5, 1–16126 Genova, Italy
Barbara Calcinai
Affiliation:
Istituto di Zoologia dell' Università di Genova, Via Balbi 5, 1–16126 Genova, Italy
Michele Sarà
Affiliation:
Istituto di Zoologia dell' Università di Genova, Via Balbi 5, 1–16126 Genova, Italy
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A new species of sponge, belonging to the genus Delectona, has been observed in the scleraxis of Corallium rubrum from three Mediterranean banks (Alboran, Elba Island and Bosa Marina). The species, described here as Delecfons ciconiae, shows a spicular complement composed of spiny rhabds, very irregular in shape and size, whose derivation from amphiasters has been suggested; toxiform centrotylote oxeas; slender, irregular amphiasters and subcircular or ovoid rough discs. The taxonomic position of this species, within the Clionidae, has been discussed.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 76 , Issue 4 , November 1996 , pp. 867 - 873
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1996

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