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High endemism of shallow-water Indo-Pacific sponges

Added on: 2026-03-17 09:31:59 by Cárdenas, Paco

Erpenbeck, D.; Galitz, A.; Berumen, M. L.; Büttner, G.; Debitus, C.; Dirnberger, M.; et al. (2026) Barcoding-Inferred Biodiversity of Shallow-Water Indo-Pacific Demosponges. Journal of Biogeography, 53, e70171. ...

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Updated checklist of Libyan sponges

Added on: 2026-03-16 13:55:46 by van Soest, Rob W.M.

Hamza, A.; Ben Zeglam, S.; Albarki, R.; Karmous, A.; Elgamoudi, B.A.; Schiavo, A.; Longo, C. (2026) Unveiling the underexplored: an updated checklist and new records of Porifera from the Libyan Coast. Hydrobiologia, 2026, 5,7 (15 pp). ...

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Can the hatchability of gemmules in differing environments explain the distribution of freshwater sponges?

Added on: 2026-03-10 14:43:49 by Pinheiro, Ulisses

Calheira, L.; Lanna, E.; Pinheiro, U. (2026). Can the hatchability of gemmules in differing environments explain the distribution of freshwater sponges? Inland Waters 16(1) 2578942, https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2025.2578942 ...

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New and little-known heteroscleromorph Demospongiae from the continental shelf in the Amathole region

Added on: 2026-03-06 09:49:01 by Boury-Esnault, Nicole

Payne, R.P.; Samaai, T.; Janson, L.; Kerwath, S.E.; Gibbons, M.J. (2026). New and little-known heteroscleromorph Demospongiae from the continental shelf in the Amathole region (Eastern Cape, South Africa), with a note on the sponge biodiversity of the area. Zootaxa. 5764(1): 1-100 ...

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Diversity and biogeographic connections of Poecilosclerida from the southern Southwest Atlantic Ocean

Added on: 2026-03-05 14:53:32 by Boury-Esnault, Nicole

Pavón-Novarin, M.; Schejter, L. (2026).Diversity and biogeographic connections of sponges (Porifera, Poecilosclerida) from the southern Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Polar Biology. 49(2). ...

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