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Kersken, D.; Janussen, D.; Martínez Arbizu, P. (2019). Deep-sea glass sponges (Hexactinellida) from polymetallic nodule fields in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ), northeastern Pacific: Part II—Hexasterophora. Marine Biodiversity. 49: 947-987.
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10.1007/s12526-018-0880-y [view]
Kersken, D.; Janussen, D.; Martínez Arbizu, P.
2019
Deep-sea glass sponges (Hexactinellida) from polymetallic nodule fields in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ), northeastern Pacific: Part II—Hexasterophora
Marine Biodiversity
49: 947-987
Publication
First published online April 09, 2018.
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The Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ) in the northeastern Pacific is a potential area for deep-sea mining, comprises the worldwide largest polymetallic nodule fields and is one of the most difficult to sample and thus unknown ecosystems. Glass sponges (Hexactnellida) represent a main group of benthic deep-sea megafauna, especially hexasterophorid sponges, but only few studies have been published so far. This is the first study focusing on the taxonomy of hexasterophorid sponges from polymetallic nodule fields in the CCFZ and includes descriptions of eight known and six new species: Hyalostylus microfloricomus sp. nov.; Hyalostylus schulzei sp. nov.; Docosaccus nidulus sp. nov.; Holascus spinosus sp. nov.; Caulophacus (Caulophacus) wilsoni sp. nov.; and Chonelasma bispinula sp. nov.
Pacific, North East (Warm + cold temperate (boreal))
Abyssal, Deep-Sea
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Bathyxiphus subtilis Schulze, 1899 (redescription)
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) wilsoni Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Chonelasma bispinula Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004 (redescription)
Docosaccus maculatus Kahn, Geller, Reiswig & Smith Jr., 2013 (redescription)
Docosaccus nidulus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Holascus spinosus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Hyalostylus microfloricomus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Hyalostylus schulzei Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) wilsoni Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Chonelasma bispinula Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004 (redescription)
Docosaccus maculatus Kahn, Geller, Reiswig & Smith Jr., 2013 (redescription)
Docosaccus nidulus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Holascus spinosus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Hyalostylus microfloricomus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Hyalostylus schulzei Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019 (original description)
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Bathyxiphus subtilis Schulze, 1899
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Caulophacus (Caulophacus) variens Tabachnick, 1988
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Caulophacus (Caulophacus) wilsoni Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Chonelasma bispinula Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Docosaccus maculatus Kahn, Geller, Reiswig & Smith Jr., 2013
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Holascus euonyx (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Holascus spinosus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Holascus taraxacum (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Saccocalyx microhexactin Gong, Li & Qiu, 2015
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Saccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1896
Cocos Plate Lower Bathyal Province for Caulophacus (Caulophacus) variens Tabachnick, 1988
Cocos Plate Lower Bathyal Province for Saccocalyx microhexactin Gong, Li & Qiu, 2015
Cocos Plate Lower Bathyal Province for Saccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1896
Cocos Plate Lower Bathyal Province for Saccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1896
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Bathyxiphus subtilis Schulze, 1899
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Caulophacus (Caulophacus) wilsoni Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Chonelasma bispinula Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Chonelasma bispinula Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Docosaccus maculatus Kahn, Geller, Reiswig & Smith Jr., 2013
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Docosaccus maculatus Kahn, Geller, Reiswig & Smith Jr., 2013
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Docosaccus nidulus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus euonyx (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus euonyx (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus spinosus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus taraxacum (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus taraxacum (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Hyalostylus microfloricomus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Saccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1896
North Central Pacific Abyssal Province for Hyalostylus schulzei Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Caulophacus (Caulophacus) variens Tabachnick, 1988
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Caulophacus (Caulophacus) wilsoni Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Chonelasma bispinula Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Docosaccus maculatus Kahn, Geller, Reiswig & Smith Jr., 2013
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Holascus euonyx (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Holascus spinosus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Holascus taraxacum (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Saccocalyx microhexactin Gong, Li & Qiu, 2015
Clarion Clipperton Zone for Saccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1896
Cocos Plate Lower Bathyal Province for Caulophacus (Caulophacus) variens Tabachnick, 1988
Cocos Plate Lower Bathyal Province for Saccocalyx microhexactin Gong, Li & Qiu, 2015
Cocos Plate Lower Bathyal Province for Saccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1896
Cocos Plate Lower Bathyal Province for Saccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1896
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Bathyxiphus subtilis Schulze, 1899
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Caulophacus (Caulophacus) wilsoni Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Chonelasma bispinula Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Chonelasma bispinula Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Docosaccus maculatus Kahn, Geller, Reiswig & Smith Jr., 2013
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Docosaccus maculatus Kahn, Geller, Reiswig & Smith Jr., 2013
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Docosaccus nidulus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus euonyx (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus euonyx (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus spinosus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus taraxacum (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Holascus taraxacum (Lendenfeld, 1915)
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Hyalostylus microfloricomus Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
Equatorial Pacific Abyssal Province for Saccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1896
North Central Pacific Abyssal Province for Hyalostylus schulzei Kersken, Janussen & Martínez Arbizu, 2019
