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Hestetun, J.T.; Pomponi, S.A.; Rapp, H.T. (2016). The cladorhizid fauna (Porifera, Poecilosclerida) of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. Zootaxa. 4175 (6): 521–538.
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10.11646/zootaxa.4175.6.2 [view]
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Hestetun, J.T.; Pomponi, S.A.; Rapp, H.T.
2016
The cladorhizid fauna (Porifera, Poecilosclerida) of the Caribbean and adjacent waters.
Zootaxa
4175 (6): 521–538
Publication
The carnivorous sponge family Cladorhizidae has been subject to several recent studies, yet the cladorhizid fauna of the Caribbean and adjacent areas remain comparatively poorly known. In this article we provide a description of the novel species Abyssocladia polycephalus sp. nov. from the Muir Seamount NE of Bermuda, belonging to the mainly Pacific genus Abyssocladia, and Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) caribica sp. nov. from the Beata Ridge. Additionally, we provide a re-description of the poorly known species Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) verticillata Topsent, 1920, and compare this species with the closely related species C. (C.) concrescens Schmidt, 1880. Finally, we provide a brief overview of the carnivorous sponges known from the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean.
Caribbean region
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Abyssocladia polycephalus Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016 (original description)
Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) caribica Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016 (original description)
Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) verticillata Topsent, 1920 (basis of record)
Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) caribica Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016 (original description)
Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) verticillata Topsent, 1920 (basis of record)
Bahamian for Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) verticillata Topsent, 1920
Bermuda for Abyssocladia polycephalus Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
Floridian for Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) verticillata Topsent, 1920
North Atlantic Abyssal Province for Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) caribica Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province for Abyssocladia polycephalus Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
Southern Caribbean for Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) caribica Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
Bermuda for Abyssocladia polycephalus Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
Floridian for Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) verticillata Topsent, 1920
North Atlantic Abyssal Province for Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) caribica Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province for Abyssocladia polycephalus Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
Southern Caribbean for Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) caribica Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
Holotype USNM 30433, geounit Southern Caribbean, identified as Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) caribica Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
Holotype YPM IZ 053327, geounit Bermuda, identified as Abyssocladia polycephalus Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016
Holotype YPM IZ 053327, geounit Bermuda, identified as Abyssocladia polycephalus Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016