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Horny sponges from the north-eastern coast of Papua New Guinea, Bismark Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1999

G. Pulitzer-Finali
Affiliation:
Dipartimento per lo studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse (Dip. Te. Ris.), Via Balbi 5, 16126 Genova, Italy
R. Pronzato
Affiliation:
Dipartimento per lo studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse (Dip. Te. Ris.), Via Balbi 5, 16126 Genova, Italy
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Abstract

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A small collection of horny sponges from the north-eastern coast of Papua New Guinea is recorded. It consists of 19 specimens belonging to ten species, of which three are new: Thorectaxia papuensis, Chelonaplysilla delicata, Anomoianthella lamella. Thorectaxia is proposed as a new genus in the family Thorectidae.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1999 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom