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Carvalho, F. C.; Cárdenas, P.; Ríos, P.; Cristobo, J.; Rapp, H. T.; Xavier, J. R. (2020). Rock sponges (lithistid Demospongiae) of the Northeast Atlantic seamounts, with description of ten new species. PeerJ. 8: e8703.
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Carvalho, F. C.; Cárdenas, P.; Ríos, P.; Cristobo, J.; Rapp, H. T.; Xavier, J. R.
2020
Rock sponges (lithistid Demospongiae) of the Northeast Atlantic seamounts, with description of ten new species
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Background: Lithistid demosponges, also known as rock sponges, are a polyphyletic group of sponges which are widely distributed. In the Northeast Atlantic (NEA), 17 species are known and the current knowledge on their distribution is mainly restricted to the Macaronesian islands. In the Mediterranean Sea, 14 species are recorded and generally found in marine caves. Methods: Lithistids were sampled in nine NEA seamounts during the scientific expeditions Seamount 1 (1987) and Seamount 2 (1993) organized by the MNHN of Paris. Collected specimens were identified through the analyses of external and internal morphological characters using light and scanning electron microscopy, and compared with material from various museum collections as well as literature records. Results: A total of 68 specimens were analysed and attributed to 17 species across two orders, seven families, and seven genera, representing new records of distribution. Ten of these species are new to science, viz. Neoschrammeniella inaequalis sp. nov., N. piserai sp. nov., N. pomponiae sp. nov., Discodermia arbor sp. nov., D. kellyae sp. nov., Macandrewia schusterae sp. nov., M. minima sp. nov., Exsuperantia levii sp. nov., Leiodermatium tuba sp. nov. and Siphonidium elongatus sp. nov., and are here described and illustrated. New bathymetric records were also found for D. ramifera, D. verrucosa and M. robusta. The Meteor seamount group has a higher
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Azores Canaries Madeira for Discodermia ramifera Topsent, 1892 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Discodermia ramifera Topsent, 1892 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Discodermia ramifera Topsent, 1892 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Discodermia ramifera Topsent, 1892 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Discodermia verrucosa Topsent, 1928 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Discodermia verrucosa Topsent, 1928 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Exsuperantia archipelagus Carvalho & Pisera, 2019 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Exsuperantia archipelagus Carvalho & Pisera, 2019 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Exsuperantia archipelagus Carvalho & Pisera, 2019 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Leiodermatium lynceus Schmidt, 1870 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Macandrewia schusterae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Neoschrammeniella piserai Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Neoschrammeniella pomponiae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Siphonidium elongatus Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Siphonidium elongatus Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Canaries Madeira for Siphonidium elongatus Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Macandrewia robusta Topsent, 1904 
North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province for Exsuperantia archipelagus Carvalho & Pisera, 2019 
North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province for Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province for Macandrewia schusterae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
South European Atlantic Shelf for Leiodermatium lynceus Schmidt, 1870 
South European Atlantic Shelf for Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
South European Atlantic Shelf for Macandrewia schusterae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
South European Atlantic Shelf for Neoschrammeniella inaequalis Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
South European Atlantic Shelf for Petromica (Petromica) grimaldii Topsent, 1898 
South European Atlantic Shelf for Siphonidium elongatus Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
South European Atlantic Shelf for Siphonidium elongatus Carvalho & Xavier, 2020 
Holotype MNHN IP-2008-233, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira, identified as Neoschrammeniella pomponiae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN IP-2008-234, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira, identified as Neoschrammeniella piserai Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN IP-2008-236, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira, identified as Siphonidium elongatus Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Paratype MNHN IP-2018-79, geounit South European Atlantic Shelf, identified as Siphonidium elongatus Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN IP-2018-84, geounit South European Atlantic Shelf, identified as Neoschrammeniella inaequalis Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Paratype MNHN IP-2018-85, geounit South European Atlantic Shelf, identified as Neoschrammeniella inaequalis Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN MHNH-IP-2008-211, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira, identified as Discodermia arbor Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IP-2008-201, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira, identified as Exsuperantia levii Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IP-2008-208, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira, identified as Discodermia kellyae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IP-2008-222, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira, identified as Macandrewia minima Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IP-2018-72, geounit South European Atlantic Shelf, identified as Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IP-2018-73, geounit South European Atlantic Shelf, identified as Leiodermatium tuba Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IP-2018-87, geounit South European Atlantic Shelf, identified as Macandrewia schusterae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IP-2018-88, geounit South European Atlantic Shelf, identified as Macandrewia schusterae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020