Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles
Sponge Biodiversity of the Jason Islands and Stanley, Falkland Islands with Descriptions of Twelve New Species
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2011
Publication Title
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Keywords
Sponge, Falkland Islands, Biogeography, Scuba diving, Taxonomy
ISSN
0025-3154
Volume
91
Issue/No.
2
First Page
275
Last Page
301
Abstract
Sponge samples were taken by SCUBA diving from four sites around Stanley and nine sites at the Jason Islands in the Falkland Islands. Twelve new species are described: Iophon pictoni sp. nov., Lissodendoryx (Ectyodoryx) jasonensis sp. nov., Phorbas ferrugineus sp. nov., Phorbas shackletoni sp. nov., Myxilla (Styloptilon) acanthotornota sp. nov., Amphilectus fleecei sp. nov., Amphilectus dactylus sp. nov., Mycale (Aegogropila) nodulosa sp. nov., Scopalina erubescens sp. nov., Scopalina bunkeri sp. nov., Amphimedon calyx sp. nov. and Pachychalina erinacea sp. nov. Information is also provided on the distribution and external appearance of other sponge species: Iophon proximum Ridley, 1881, Clathria (Dendrocia) tuberculata Burton, 1934, Tedania (Tedania) mucosa Thiele, 1905, Tedania (Tedania) murdochi Topsent, 1915, Halichondria (Eumastia) attenuata Topsent, 1915, Siphonochalina fortis Ridley, 1881 and Haliclona (Soestella) chilensis Thiele, 1905. The biogeography of the Falklands' sponge fauna is discussed.
Additional Comments
Overseas Territories Environment Programme grant #: FK501
NSUWorks Citation
Claire Goodwin, Jennifer Jones, Karen L. Neely, and Paul Brickle. 2011. Sponge Biodiversity of the Jason Islands and Stanley, Falkland Islands with Descriptions of Twelve New Species .Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , (2) : 275 -301. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/951.
ORCID ID
0000-0003-0934-3256
DOI
0000-0003-0934-3256
Comments
©Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011