A new species of Caulophacus (Hexactinellida: Lyssacinosida: Rossellidae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with new insights into the mitochondrial genome characteristics of hexactinellid sponges
A new species, belonging to the rossellid subfamily Lanuginellinae Gray, 1872, is described based on two specimens collected from two different seamounts in the western Pacific Ocean. Species characterization was approached by analyzing the morphological and skeletal features as well as the complete...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.979912/full |