Two new species of Aulospongus Norman, 1878 with a key to the Atlantic species (Poecilosclerida; Demospongiae; Porifera)

Thaynã Cavalcanti; George Garcia Santos; Ulisses Pinheiro

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3827.2.9

Two new species of Aulospongus Norman, 1878 with a key to the Atlantic species (Poecilosclerida; Demospongiae; Porifera)

Zootaxa. 2014 Jul 3;3827(2):282-92. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3827.2.9.

Authors

Thaynã Cavalcanti¹, George Garcia Santos¹, Ulisses Pinheiro²

Affiliations

¹ Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Av. Nelson Chaves, s/n Cidade; Email: unknown.
² Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Av. Nelson Chaves, s/n Cidade Universitária CEP 50373-970, Recife, PE, Brazil; Email: uspinheiro@hotmail.com.

PMID: 25081159
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3827.2.9

Abstract

We describe two new species: Aulospongus trirhabdostylus sp. nov. and Aulospongus mandela sp. nov. from Potiguar Basin (Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil). Both species were compared with their congeners and an identification key for the Atlantic species of Aulospongus is provided. The genus Aulospongus now contains 16 species.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Brazil
Ecosystem
Porifera / anatomy & histology
Porifera / classification*
Porifera / growth & development