Pavón Novarin, M.; Fernandez, J.C.C.; Hajdu, E.; Schejter, L. (2025). Revisiting Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) magnifica in the SW Atlantic: taxonomic amendments, new insights, and evidence for potential conspecificity with Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) sarsensis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 105, e20: 1-8.

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10.1017/s0025315425000116 [view]

Pavón Novarin, M.; Fernandez, J.C.C.; Hajdu, E.; Schejter, L.

2025

105, e20: 1-8

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In the present study we update the distributional, bathymetric ranges and taxonomic characters of the carnivorous sponge Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) magnifica Lopez, Bravo & Hajdu, 2011 providing new records for Argentinian jurisdictional waters in the SW Atlantic Ocean, including the Marine Protected Area Namuncurá/Burdwood Bank. The shallowest bathymetric range is now changed to the upper bathyal (289m depth). We also amend the original description after re-examination of type materials, when markedly different micrometric values were observed for their subtylostyles and acanthotylostrongyles. We noticed a remarkable similarity between Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) sarsensis Goodwin, Berman, Downey & Hendry, 2017 and A. (A.) magnifica and we suspect they may be synonymous, but we refrain from taking a formal decision pending revision of all materials reported for the younger taxon or a genetic analysis.

South Atlantic

Systematics, Taxonomy

Porifera

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