Aggregated Clumps of Lithistid Sponges: A Singular, Reef-Like Bathyal Habitat with Relevant Paleontological Connections

The advent of deep-sea exploration using video cameras has uncovered extensive sponge aggregations in virtually all oceans. Yet, a distinct type is herein reported from the Mediterranean: a monospecific reef-like formation built by the lithistid demosponge Leiodermatium pfeifferae. Erect, plate-like...

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Autores principales: Maldonado, Manuel, Aguilar, Ricardo, Blanco, Jorge, García, Silvia, Serrano, Alberto, Punzón, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26016786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125378

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26016786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125378

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