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Two new Hyalonema species from the Indo-West Pacific

Added on 2025-12-03 16:32:43 by Dohrmann, Martin
Gong L.; Setiawan, E.; Li, X.; Lim, S.C. (2025) Two new species of Hyalonema (Hexactinellida, Amphidiscosida, Hyalonematidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. ZooKeys, 1262, 81–96.
This study describes two new species collected from deep-sea environments in the Indo-West Pacific. Hyalonema (Cyliconema) dexiangi sp. nov., collected from the Indian Ocean, is characterized by distinctive finger-like protuberances on the body surface, the presence of choanosomal pentactins, the co-occurrence of micropentactins and microhexactins, and the absence of mesamphidiscs. Hyalonema (Cyliconema) subconica sp. nov., sampled from a seamount in the western Pacific Ocean, is distinguished by the presence of pinular diactins, a unique combination of choanosomal spicules (diactins, pentactins, and hexactins), and the presence of basalia bearing two-toothed anchors. In addition to their morphological distinctions, molecular phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rDNA sequences indicate a close genetic relationship between the two species.

Link: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/164821/



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