Kersken, D.; Janussen, D. ; Martínez Arbizu, P. (2018). Deep-sea glass sponges (Hexactinellida) from polymetallic nodule fields in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ), northeastern Pacific: Part I – Amphidiscophora. Marine Biodiversity. 48: 545-573.

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10.1007/s12526-017-0727-y [view]

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EBA162C9-22B1-43ED-A114-02AC76E08951 [view]

Kersken, D.; Janussen, D. ; Martínez Arbizu, P.

2018

48: 545-573.

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First published online: 07 July 2017. Correction: Mar. Biodiv. 48(1): 575-580 (2018).

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The Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ) in the northeastern Pacific is the world’s largest area for potential deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules. Furthermore, it is one of the largest, most remote and least investigated ecosys- tems worldwide. Sponges (Porifera) represent one of the main groups of benthic deep-sea megafauna. This is the first study on taxonomy of amphidiscophorid sponges from polymetallic nodule fields in the CCFZ, and includes descriptions of six known and three new species: Hyalonema (Onconema) clarioni sp. nov., Hyalonema (Prionema) breviradix sp. nov. and Poliopogon microuncinata sp. nov.

East Pacific
Pacific, North East (Warm + cold temperate (boreal))

Abyssal, Deep-Sea

Porifera

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