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A new species of Parahigginsia from the North Pacific

Added on: 2025-12-27 18:38:16 by Cárdenas, Paco

Shilov, V.; Kukhlevskiy, A.; Nefedova, E. (2025). On the taxonomic position of the genus Parahigginsia (Porifera: Demospongiae), with the description of a new species and the first record of the genus from the North Pacific. Zoosystematica Rossica. 34(2): 298. ...

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New combination for Stylocordyla borealis eous Koltun, 1966

Added on: 2025-12-22 15:23:43 by Boury-Esnault, Nicole

Theising, F.I.; Hentschel, U.; Busch, K.; Brandt, A.; Carvalho, F.; Xavier, J.R.; Santín Muriel, A. (2026). Does an arctic circumpolar distribution exist for deep-sea sponges? Unravelling the systematics of Stylocordyla borealis (Porifera: Demospongiae) through integrative taxonomy. Progress in Oceanography. 241: 103646. ...

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New sponge species from the South Western Gulf of Mexico

Added on: 2025-12-19 12:55:30 by van Soest, Rob W.M.

Gómex, P.; Martínez-Vargas, J.A.; Granados-Barba, A.; Moreno, A.A. (2025) Comprehensive sponge inventory of the submerged reef Los Picos, Southwestern Gulf of Mexico, with new species described. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 105, e138, 1-23. ...

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Passing of Klaus Ruetzler

Added on: 2025-12-16 12:18:27 by de Voogd, Nicole J.

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of our Porifera editor Dr. Klaus Ruetzler (1936–2025) in November.  ...

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Two new Hyalonema species from the Indo-West Pacific

Added on: 2025-12-03 16:32:43 by Dohrmann, Martin

Gong L.; Setiawan, E.; Li, X.; Lim, S.C. (2025) Two new species of Hyalonema (Hexactinellida, Amphidiscosida, Hyalonematidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. ZooKeys, 1262, 81–96. ...

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