Silva, C.M.M.; Mothes, B.; Lyrio-Oliveira, I. (2004). Redescription of Geodia papyracea (Hechtel, 1965) with new records along the northeastern and southeastern Brazilian coast. In: Pansini M, Pronzato R, Bavestrello G, Manconi R, Sarà M (eds) Sponge Science in the New Millenium. Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universitá di Genova. 68: 605-612.

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Silva, C.M.M.; Mothes, B.; Lyrio-Oliveira, I.

2004

68: 605-612

Publication

Proceedings of the 6th International Sponge Conference, Rapallo (Italy) 29 September – 5 October 2002.

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The species Geodia papyracea (Hechtel, 1965) is redescribed after complete study of their morphological and anatomical characters. The species is for the first time recorded for the coast of Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Rio Grande do Norte, Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States. This work present a comparative analysis of the studied specimens, collected at northeastern and southeastern brazilian coast, with the samples from Jamaica (type-material) and “Tropical Brazil” identified by Hechtel, both remeasured and reexamined at scanning electron microscope.

Brazil

Systematics, Taxonomy

Porifera

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