East Pacific Mexican Tethya (Porifera : Deniospongiae) with descriptions of five new species

Authors
Sara, M Gomez, P Sara, A
Citation
M. Sara et al., East Pacific Mexican Tethya (Porifera : Deniospongiae) with descriptions of five new species, P BIOL SOC, 114(3), 2001, pp. 794-821
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
0006324X → ACNP
Volume
114
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
794 - 821
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(20011009)114:3<794:EPMT(:>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Seven species of Tethyidae (Porifera: Demospongiae: Hadromerida) inhabiting the Pacific waters of Mexico, including the Gulf of California, were studi ed. Five of them, Tethya ensis, T mexicana, T. ovum, T. paroxeata, and T. s ocius are new species. The remaining two, T. taboga De Laubenfels and T. ca liforniana De Laubenfels, are new records for the area.