TY  - JOUR
AB  - A new species of sponge, belonging to the genus Delectona, has been observed in the scleraxis of Corallium rubrum from three Mediterranean banks (Alboran, Elba Island and Bosa Marina). The species, described here as Delectona ciconiae, shows a spicular complement composed of spiny rhabds, very irregular in shape and size, whose derivation from amphiasters has been suggested; toxiform centrotylote oxeas; slender, irregular amphiasters and subcircular or ovoid rough discs. The taxonomic position of this species, within the Clionidae, has been discussed.
A1  - Bavestrello, G.
A1  - Calcinai, B.
A1  - Sarà, M.
DO  - 10.1017/s0025315400040844
JO  - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
IS  - 4
C1  - 76 (4): 867
TI  - <i>Delectona ciconiae</i> sp. nov. (Porifera, Demospongiae) boring in the scleraxis of <i>Corallium rubrum</i>
UR  - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/delectona-ciconiae-sp-nov-porifera-demospongiae-boring-in-the-scleraxis-of-corallium-rubrum/BECD265012130685793220C810E9C5DC
VL  - 867
PY  - 1996
Y2  - 2026-04-21
ER  -