A toxic Biemna from Madagascar (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida)

Hooper, J.N.A.

A toxic Biemna from Madagascar (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida)

1996

Hooper, J.N.A. (Queensland Museum, South Brisbane (Australia))

A new species of toxic marine sponge, Biemna laboutei sp. nov., belonging to the order Poecilosclerida, family Desmacellidae, is described from the outer-reef slope of Nosy-Be, Madagascar. The species is the sixth known desmacellid to have toxic (dermatitis-producing) properties. It is compared with other desmacellids from the Indian Ocean region.

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anatomia animal anatomie animale animal morphology especies nuevas indian ocean madagascar new species spongia substance toxique taxonomia taxonomie taxonomy toxic substances

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Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie (Belgium) | Bulletin van het Koninlijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen - Biologie

Volume 66 ISSN 0374-6429

Pagination

pp. 123-133

Other Subjects

Sustancias toxicas; Espece nouvelle; Ocean indien; Oceano indico

Language

English

Note

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3 ill.; 2 tables; 32 ref.

Type

Summary; Conference; Bibliography

Conference

Recent advances in sponge biodiversity inventory and documentation. Xth Workshop on Atlanto-Mediterranean Sponge Taxonomy, Bruxelles (Belgium), 25-30 Apr 1995

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A toxic Biemna from Madagascar (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida)

1996

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