• Title of article

    New species of sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Turkish coast

  • Author/Authors

    GÖZCELİOĞLU, Bülent Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkey , SOEST, Rob Van Naturalis Biodiversity Center - Department of Marine Zoology, Netherlands , ALVAREZ, Belinda Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Australia , KONUKLUGİL, Belma Ankara Üniversitesi - Faculty of Pharmacy, Turkey

  • From page
    555
  • To page
    559
  • Abstract
    The census of shallow-water sponges from the northern Aegean and Marmara sea coasts resulted in the collection of 10 species of Demospongiae. A new Hymedesmia species, Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) anatoliensis sp. nov., is described from the western coast of Turkey. Three further species of demosponges, Axinyssa aurantiaca (Schmidt, 1864), Halichondria (Halichondria) contorta (Sarà, 1961), and Dictyonella incisa (Schmidt, 1880), are new to the sponge fauna of Turkey.
  • Keywords
    Porifera , Demospongiae , Hymedesmia anatoliensis , nev species , new records , Turkey
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Record number

    2527826