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Molecular Phylogeny Restores the Supra-Generic Subdivision of Homoscleromorph Sponges (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha)

BACKGROUND: Homoscleromorpha is the fourth major sponge lineage, recently recognized to be distinct from the Demospongiae. It contains <100 described species of exclusively marine sponges that have been traditionally subdivided into 7 genera based on morphological characters. Because some of the...

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Main Authors: Gazave, Eve, Lapébie, Pascal, Renard, Emmanuelle, Vacelet, Jean, Rocher, Caroline, Ereskovsky, Alexander V., Lavrov, Dennis V., Borchiellini, Carole
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21179486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014290