Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in California
Thomas L. Turner,
Greg W. Rouse,
Brooke L. Weigel
et al.
Abstract:This study presents a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) for California, USA. We include the three species previously known from the region, document two additional species previously known from other regions, and formally describe four new species asPseudosuberites latkesp. nov.,Suberites californianasp. nov.,Suberites kumeyaaysp. nov., andSuberites agaricussp. nov. Multi-locus DNA sequence data is presented for seven of the nine species, and was combined with … Show more
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