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Moraes, F.; Muricy, G. (2007). A new species of Stoeba (Demospongiae: Astrophorida) from oceanic islands off north-eastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 87 (6): 1387-1393.
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Moraes, F.; Muricy, G
2007
A new species of <i>Stoeba</i> (Demospongiae: Astrophorida) from oceanic islands off north-eastern Brazil
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
87 (6): 1387-1393
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The genus Stoeba has 11 recognized species. Herein we describe a new species of Stoeba endemic from two oceanic archipelagoes off north-eastern Brazil (Fernando de Noronha and São Pedro e São Paulo), constituting the first record of this genus for the western Atlantic. Stoeba latex sp. nov. is characterized by its thickly encrusting to massive shape, stretched surface, brownish-red colour, and spiculation of calthrops and sanidasters with well developed spines; dichotriaenes and oxeas are absent. Stoeba and Dercitus are very closely related genera, and should probably be merged. The genus Stoeba now contains the following valid species: S. dissimilis, S. exostotica, S. extensa, S. lesinensis, S. natalensis, S. occulta, S. pauper, S. plicata, S. reptans, S. simplex, S. syrmatita and S. latex sp. nov. Several other species still await description. A key to the valid species of Stoeba is given.
Brazil
South Atlantic
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Fernando de Noronha and Atoll das Rocas for Stoeba latex Moraes & Muricy, 2007 
Sao Pedro and Sao Paulo Islands for Stoeba latex Moraes & Muricy, 2007