TY  - JOUR
AB  - Intertidal sponges are poorly known in Brazil; recently, the knowledge about these sponges increased with studies in Northeastern Brazil. The genus <i>Clathria</i> is the most diverse Microcionidae with worldwide distribution predominantly in shallow waters. Nine subgenera are known; one of them, <i>Clathria (Microciona)</i>, has 105 valid species. It encompasses microcionid with encrusting growth form, hymedesmioid skeletal architecture, and megascleres embedded and erect on basal layer. Currently, 14 species of <i>Clathria</i> are known from Brazil. In this study, four new species of <i>Clathria (Microciona)</i> are described from the intertidal environmental zone at Paraíba and Pernambuco State (Northeastern Brazil): <i>Clathria (Microciona) danielae</i> sp. nov., <i>C. (M.) larae</i> sp. nov., <i>C. (M.) moraesi</i> sp. nov., and <i>C. (M.) nisiae</i> sp. nov. The species <i>C. (M.) campecheae</i> is described for the first time from Northeastern Brazil. Taxonomic comparisons were made with data for Atlantic Ocean species, and an identification key to Brazilian species of <i>Clathria (Microciona)</i> is provided.
A1  - Cavalcanti, T.
A1  - Santos, G.G.
A1  - Pinheiro, U.
DO  - 10.1007/s12526-018-0918-1
JO  - Marine Biodiversity
IS  - 3
SP  - 1403
EP  - 1416
C1  - 49 (3): 1403-1416
TI  - Four new species of <i>Clathria (Microciona)</i> Bowerbank, 1862 (Microcionidae: Poecilosclerida: Porifera) from the intertidal zone with a key to Brazilian species
UR  - https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=331663
VL  - 49
PY  - 2019
Y2  - 2026-09-13
ER  -