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. Small
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in diameter; megasters of 3160 µm in diameter, displaying an R/C of 0.400.78, frequently with slightly curved tips; interstitial megascleres (strongyloxeas) present, 365820 µm in length, 714 µm in diameter.
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.
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Mc3037 (Leg. B. Picton,
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Mc2426 (Leg. B. Picton,
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) and Mc2487 (Leg. Jen Jones,
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).
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locality: Damicornis Bay, Rathlin Island,
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(
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), coordinates
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FF2D1C6BFD75557B" bold="true" box="[151,282,815,839]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Geographic location of Rathlin Island (star in right map) within the British Isles between Northern Irleand and Mull of Kintyre (Scotland). The insert map (left) displays Rathlin Island with coordinates and the collection point of the type specimens of
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(filled circle).
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FF2D1A69FD775379" bold="true" box="[151,280,1325,1349]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FEA41A6AFD075379" box="[286,360,1326,1349]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">In vivo</emphasis>
images of
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types from the type location at Rathlin Island. Both specimens have been used for morphological description and DNA sequencing.
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FD6B1A09FE835359" bold="true" box="[721,748,1357,1381]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">A.</emphasis>
Expanded holotype (Mc3037) with open oscules (arrow heads).
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FF2D1A29FCC053B9" bold="true" box="[151,175,1389,1413]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">B.</emphasis>
Contracted holotype (Mc3037) with closed oscules, after contraction stimulation by extensive artificial water current.
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FF2D1AC9FCDF5399" bold="true" box="[151,176,1421,1445]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">C.</emphasis>
Paratype (Mc2748), with external buds (arrow heads). Mind the colour variation from brownish to yellowish between the two specimens.
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FF7D1AAFFD235039" bold="true" box="[199,332,1515,1541]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Etymology</emphasis>
. Referring to Hibernia, the Latin denotation for the Island of
<collectingCountry id="F364764BFFE1FF89FB8A1AAFF8E85039" box="[1072,1159,1515,1541]" name="Ireland" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Ireland</collectingCountry>
.
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FF7D1957FE6B5011" bold="true" box="[199,516,1555,1581]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Description. Morphology</emphasis>
(
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). Body spherical, diameter
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, clearly divided into a cortex region and a choanosomal core. Colour in life is ochreous to yellow (
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE1FF89FC64197FF8495069" box="[990,1062,1595,1621]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,255,1325,1349]" captionTargetBox="[264,1322,954,1309]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[264,1323,954,1310]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. In vivo images of T. hibernica types from the type location at Rathlin Island. Both specimens have been used for morphological description and DNA sequencing. A. Expanded holotype (Mc 3037) with open oscules (arrow heads). B. Contracted holotype (Mc 3037) with closed oscules, after contraction stimulation by extensive artificial water current. C. Paratype (Mc 2748), with external buds (arrow heads). Mind the colour variation from brownish to yellowish between the two specimens." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178680/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
AC). Colour in alcohol white, with greyish core. Body contractile in life. Consistency compressible. Surface conulose (expanded state) to papilose (contracted state), frequently heavily loaded with sediment. Tubercles at the surface may produce filaments and stalked buds (
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C). Cortex compact,
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in thickness (without tubercles), with relatively few lacunae.
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE1FF89FF7D1847FDC25121" bold="true" box="[199,429,1795,1821]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Skeleton structure</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE1FF89FE071847FE6B5121" box="[445,516,1795,1821]" captionStart="FIGURE 3. A" captionStartId="4.[151,255,820,844]" captionTargetBox="[267,1320,192,795]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,184,796]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. A. Schematic overview on the skeletal arrangement in the cortex (light grey) and the choanoderm (dark grey) in a contracted specimen of T. hibernica. B. Micrograph of tissue slice preparations. Main megascleres form bundles, which fan near the surface. Auxiliary megascleres are present in-between bundles in the choanoderm. Megasters are mainly present throughout the whole cortex. Micrasters are present throughout the sponge, with a prominent layer supporting the outer and inner pinacoderm layers. The lacuna system of the ectoderm is not dominant due to the contracted state of the specimens investigated. For details on the spicules refer to Figures 4 and 5." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178681/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
). The radiate bundles of styles (strongyloxeas) are dense and terminate in cortical tubercles, forming terminal fans. Groups of auxiliary megascleres are present in the choanosome inbetween the main bundles. The megasters (oxyspherasters) are evenly and densely scattered throughout the whole cortex. Micrasters form a discrete layer allocated to the exopinacoderm surface and the endopinacoderm of the lacunae. In addition, micrasters are evenly distributed throughout the whole cortex as well as the choanoderm.
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE6FF8EFF2D1C70FD505570" bold="true" box="[151,319,820,844]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">FIGURE 3. A.</emphasis>
Schematic overview on the skeletal arrangement in the cortex (light grey) and the choanoderm (dark grey) in a contracted specimen of
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE6FF8EFDBC1C13FEE05552" box="[518,655,855,878]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE6FF8EFDBC1C13FEE45552" box="[518,651,855,878]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="hibernica">T. hibernica</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE6FF8EFD2F1C13FEC25553" bold="true" box="[661,685,855,879]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">B.</emphasis>
Micrograph of tissue slice preparations. Main megascleres form bundles, which fan near the surface. Auxiliary megascleres are present in-between bundles in the choanoderm. Megasters are mainly present throughout the whole cortex. Micrasters are present throughout the sponge, with a prominent layer supporting the outer and inner pinacoderm layers. The lacuna system of the ectoderm is not dominant due to the contracted state of the specimens investigated. For details on the spicules refer to Figures 4 and 5.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE6FF8EFF2D198DF8A25175" blockId="4.[151,1436,1737,1865]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE6FF8EFF2D198DFD7650DD" bold="true" box="[151,281,1737,1761]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Megascleres (strongyloxeas) of
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE6FF8EFDCD198EFE9750DD" box="[631,760,1738,1761]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE6FF8EFCBC198DFF4F50DD" bold="true" box="[774,800,1737,1761]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">A.</emphasis>
SEM image collage of a main megasclere, presenting typical geometry and diameters of both ends and a middle section.
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE6FF8EFC8319A8FF3E5138" bold="true" box="[825,849,1772,1796]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">B.</emphasis>
Size distribution of auxiliary megascleres (filled triangles; n = 70) and main megascleres (filled circles, n = 40), which form distinct groups of normal distributions (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test), significantly separated by spicule length (p &lt;0.001; independent t-test).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE6FF8EFF7D1833FD4151AD" bold="true" box="[199,302,1911,1937]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Spicules</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE6FF8EFE841833FDEB51AD" box="[318,388,1911,1937]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,255,1737,1761]" captionTargetBox="[151,1427,1071,1713]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,1071,1714]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Megascleres (strongyloxeas) of T. hibernica. A. SEM image collage of a main megasclere, presenting typical geometry and diameters of both ends and a middle section. B. Size distribution of auxiliary megascleres (filled triangles; n = 70) and main megascleres (filled circles, n = 40), which form distinct groups of normal distributions (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test), significantly separated by spicule length (p &lt;0.001; independent t-test)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178682/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE6FF8EFE041833FDA151AD" box="[446,462,1911,1937]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1816,1840]" captionTargetBox="[172,1415,298,1800]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[172,1416,290,1800]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. SEM images of T. hibernica spicule morphology. A. Typical megasters. B. Acanthostrongylasters, which represent the major group of micrasters (&gt; 95 %). C. Acanthotylasters (rarest group of micrasters). D. Oxyasters, which are slightly more frequent than tylasters." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178683/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">5</figureCitation>
,
<tableCitation id="C6F10360FFE6FF8EFE671833FE4951AD" box="[477,550,1911,1937]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="6.[151,239,151,175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1421,285,633]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 1. Morphometric features of megasters of Tethya species distributed in the North East Atlantic (NEA). For comparison, the values from the Mediterranean Sea (MS) are provided for T. citrina. R / C values are calculated according to Sarà (2002)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF0C6653FFE4FF8CFF2D1FD3FD7456C7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" tableUuid="DF0C6653FFE4FF8CFF2D1FD3FD7456C7">Tab. 1</tableCitation>
). Main megascleres are strongyloxeas (
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE6FF8EFC411833F82B51AD" box="[1019,1092,1911,1937]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,255,1737,1761]" captionTargetBox="[151,1427,1071,1713]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,1071,1714]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Megascleres (strongyloxeas) of T. hibernica. A. SEM image collage of a main megasclere, presenting typical geometry and diameters of both ends and a middle section. B. Size distribution of auxiliary megascleres (filled triangles; n = 70) and main megascleres (filled circles, n = 40), which form distinct groups of normal distributions (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test), significantly separated by spicule length (p &lt;0.001; independent t-test)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178682/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
), 8801250 µm in length, 8 18 µm in diameter. Auxilary megascleres are strongyloxeas, too, 365820 µm in length, 714 µm in diameter. Megasters are oxyspherasters (
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE6FF8EFDBC1883FE2251DD" box="[518,589,1991,2017]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1816,1840]" captionTargetBox="[172,1415,298,1800]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[172,1416,290,1800]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. SEM images of T. hibernica spicule morphology. A. Typical megasters. B. Acanthostrongylasters, which represent the major group of micrasters (&gt; 95 %). C. Acanthotylasters (rarest group of micrasters). D. Oxyasters, which are slightly more frequent than tylasters." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178683/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
A), 3160 µm in diameter, with 1318 rays which often slightly curve towards the tip, R/C = 0.400.78 (
<tableCitation id="C6F10360FFE7FF8FFD821FDCFEEA568E" box="[568,645,152,178]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="6.[151,239,151,175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1421,285,633]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 1. Morphometric features of megasters of Tethya species distributed in the North East Atlantic (NEA). For comparison, the values from the Mediterranean Sea (MS) are provided for T. citrina. R / C values are calculated according to Sarà (2002)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF0C6653FFE4FF8CFF2D1FD3FD7456C7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" tableUuid="DF0C6653FFE4FF8CFF2D1FD3FD7456C7">Tab. 1</tableCitation>
). Micrasters fall into three catgories: mainly oxyspherasters (
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE7FF8FFAD71FDCFCC956E6" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1816,1840]" captionTargetBox="[172,1415,298,1800]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[172,1416,290,1800]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. SEM images of T. hibernica spicule morphology. A. Typical megasters. B. Acanthostrongylasters, which represent the major group of micrasters (&gt; 95 %). C. Acanthotylasters (rarest group of micrasters). D. Oxyasters, which are slightly more frequent than tylasters." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178683/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
B), 1019 µm in diameter, with 1013 rays; strongylasters (
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE7FF8FFCDD1F84FFC356E6" box="[871,940,192,218]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1816,1840]" captionTargetBox="[172,1415,298,1800]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[172,1416,290,1800]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. SEM images of T. hibernica spicule morphology. A. Typical megasters. B. Acanthostrongylasters, which represent the major group of micrasters (&gt; 95 %). C. Acanthotylasters (rarest group of micrasters). D. Oxyasters, which are slightly more frequent than tylasters." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178683/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
C) 818 µm in diameter, with 1114 rays; few small tylasters (
<figureCitation id="13482A5EFFE7FF8FFE391FACFDA7573E" box="[387,456,232,258]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1816,1840]" captionTargetBox="[172,1415,298,1800]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[172,1416,290,1800]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. SEM images of T. hibernica spicule morphology. A. Typical megasters. B. Acanthostrongylasters, which represent the major group of micrasters (&gt; 95 %). C. Acanthotylasters (rarest group of micrasters). D. Oxyasters, which are slightly more frequent than tylasters." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/178683/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
D), 810 µm in diameter, with 79 slightly spinulated rays.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE7FF8FFF2D185CFE285149" blockId="5.[151,1436,1816,1909]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE7FF8FFF2D185CFD74510C" bold="true" box="[151,283,1816,1840]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
SEM images of
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE7FF8FFE6D185DFE36510C" box="[471,601,1817,1840]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="hibernica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE7FF8FFE6D185DFE36510C" box="[471,601,1817,1840]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">T. hibernica</emphasis>
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spicule morphology.
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE7FF8FFCFC185CFF0E510C" bold="true" box="[838,865,1816,1840]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">A.</emphasis>
Typical megasters.
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE7FF8FFB86185CF83B510C" bold="true" box="[1084,1108,1816,1840]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">B.</emphasis>
Acanthostrongylasters, which represent the major group of micrasters (&gt;95%).
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE7FF8FFD11187FFEAA516F" bold="true" box="[683,709,1851,1875]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">C.</emphasis>
Acanthotylasters (rarest group of micrasters).
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE7FF8FFB05187FF8B6516F" bold="true" box="[1215,1241,1851,1875]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">D.</emphasis>
Oxyasters, which are slightly more frequent than tylasters.
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<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE4FF8CFF2D1FD3FD7456C7" blockId="6.[151,1436,151,251]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF2D1FD3FD675693" bold="true" box="[151,264,151,175]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphometric features of megasters of
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFD0F1FDCFE975693" box="[693,760,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Tethya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species distributed in the North East Atlantic (NEA). For comparison, the values from the Mediterranean Sea (MS) are provided for
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFC341FF9FF8056E8" box="[910,1007,189,212]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="citrina">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFC341FF9FF8056E8" box="[910,1007,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. citrina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. R/C values are calculated according to Sarà (2002).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE4FF8CFF251E59F89E546B" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<table id="F973C47BFFE40075FF251E59F9E25445" box="[159,1421,285,633]" gridcols="5" gridrows="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<tr id="35433499FFE40075FF251E59F9E25708" box="[159,1421,285,308]" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<th id="76925DE5FFE40075FF251E59FD4B5708" box="[159,292,285,308]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Species</th>
<th id="76925DE5FFE40075FEE81E59FF425708" box="[338,813,285,308]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Location Average size [µm] (n)</th>
<th id="76925DE5FFE40075FCFE1E59FF9E5708" box="[836,1009,285,308]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Size range [µm]</th>
<th id="76925DE5FFE40075FBB61E59F8A95708" box="[1036,1222,285,308]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Average R/C (n)</th>
<th id="76925DE5FFE40075FB521E59F9E25708" box="[1256,1421,285,308]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Reference</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35433499FFE40075FF251E0CF9E25763" box="[159,1421,328,351]" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<th id="76925DE5FFE40075FF251E0CFD4B5763" box="[159,292,328,351]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFF251E0CFD6F5763" box="[159,256,328,351]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="citrina">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF251E0CFD6F5763" box="[159,256,328,351]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. citrina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FEE81E0CFF425763" box="[338,813,328,351]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Marsala (MS) 80.48 ± 13.9 (1012)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FCFE1E0CFF9E5763" box="[836,1009,328,351]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">38.83 126.55</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FBB61E0CF8A95763" box="[1036,1222,328,351]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">0.85 ± 0.3 (1012)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FB521E0CF9E25763" box="[1256,1421,328,351]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Sarà et al. 1992</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35433499FFE40075FF251E36F9E257B5" box="[159,1421,370,393]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FEE81E36FF4257B5" box="[338,813,370,393]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Torbay (NEA) 60.34 ± 14.8 (992)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FCFE1E36FF9E57B5" box="[836,1009,370,393]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">29.63 93.06</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FBB61E36F8A957B5" box="[1036,1222,370,393]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">0.77 ± 0.2 (992)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FB521E36F9E257B5" box="[1256,1421,370,393]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Sarà et al. 1992</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35433499FFE40075FF251ED9F9E257EB" box="[159,1421,413,471]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FEE81ED9FF4257EB" box="[338,813,413,471]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rathlin Island 67.25 ± 5.8 (206) (NEA)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FCFE1ED9FF9E57EB" box="[836,1009,413,471]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">40.00 80.79</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FBB61ED9F8A957EB" box="[1036,1222,413,471]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">0.82 ± 0.1 (88)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FB521ED9F9E257EB" box="[1256,1421,413,471]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">-</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35433499FFE40075FF251EAEF9E2543D" box="[159,1421,490,513]" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<th id="76925DE5FFE40075FF251EAEFD4B543D" box="[159,292,490,513]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFF251EAEFD4B543D" box="[159,292,490,513]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="norvegica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF251EAEFD4B543D" box="[159,292,490,513]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. norvegica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FEE81EAEFF42543D" box="[338,813,490,513]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Norway (NEA) 42.13 ± 8.7 (805)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FCFE1EAEFF9E543D" box="[836,1009,490,513]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">16.17 59.50</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FBB61EAEF8A9543D" box="[1036,1222,490,513]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">0.70 ± 0.3 (805)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FB521EAEF9E2543D" box="[1256,1421,490,513]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Sarà et al. 1992</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35433499FFE40075FF251D51F9E25410" box="[159,1421,533,556]" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FEE81D51FF425410" box="[338,813,533,556]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">The Faroes (NEA) 41.99 ± 6.0 (503)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FCFE1D51FF9E5410" box="[836,1009,533,556]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">26.00 53.00</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FBB61D51F8A95410" box="[1036,1222,533,556]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">0.80 ± 0.3 (503)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FB521D51F9E25410" box="[1256,1421,533,556]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Sarà et al. 1992</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35433499FFE40075FF251D04F9E25445" box="[159,1421,576,633]" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<th id="76925DE5FFE40075FF251D04FD4B5445" box="[159,292,576,633]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFF251D04FD72546B" box="[159,285,576,599]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="hibernica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF251D04FD72546B" box="[159,285,576,599]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FEE81D04FF425445" box="[338,813,576,633]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rathlin Island 44.76 ± 6.1 (403) (NEA)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FCFE1D04FF9E5445" box="[836,1009,576,633]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">31.73 65.02</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FBB61D04F8A95445" box="[1036,1222,576,633]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">0.60 ± 0.1 (102)</td>
<td id="76925DE5FFE40075FB521D04F9E25445" box="[1256,1421,576,633]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">-</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE4FF8CFF7D1D89FE13550B" blockId="6.[151,1437,717,1983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF7D1D89FDBA54DB" bold="true" box="[199,469,717,743]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Molecular characters</emphasis>
. The partial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFED61DB1FD965532" box="[364,505,757,782]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are presented figure S1 and figure 6. These characters delimit
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFB6F1DB1F90D5532" box="[1237,1378,757,782]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
well from the other European species (Tab. 2).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE4FF8CFF7D1C01F81C5593" blockId="6.[151,1437,717,1983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF7D1C01FD1C5563" bold="true" box="[199,371,837,863]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Reproduction</emphasis>
. Asexual reproduction by external stalked bud formation is documented (
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C). Whether or not
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFEEB1C29FDB155BA" box="[337,478,877,902]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
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reproduces sexually is presently not known, however it is likely in the context of knowledge on related species like
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFD901CD1FED15592" box="[554,702,917,942]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. aurantium</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFD431CD1FF0B5592" box="[761,868,917,942]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. citrina</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE4FF8CFF7D1CF9FC87532B" blockId="6.[151,1437,717,1983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF7D1CF9FD4755EB" bold="true" box="[199,296,957,983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Ecology</emphasis>
. The
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location at surrounding Rathlin Island represents infralitoral hard bottom habitats which are influenced by strong tidal changes, especially regular periods of strong currents. The more sheltered areas and bays where
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFE251B49FE41521A" box="[415,558,1037,1062]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was found are exposed to a high sedimentation, partly of organic matter, pointing towards nutrition-rich situation. The contractility of the species (
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A, B) represents a well documented behaviour within the genus
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFDE81B19FEF3524A" box="[594,668,1117,1142]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Tethya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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, 1885
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFE24B2AFFE4FF8CFCC51B19F821524B" author="Sara" box="[895,1102,1117,1143]" pageId="6" pageNumber="15" refString="Sara, M., Sara, A., Nickel, M. &amp; Brummer, F. (2001) Three new species of Tethya (Porifera: Demospongiae) from German aquaria. Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde Serie A, 631, 1 - 15." type="journal article" year="2001">Sarà et al., 2001</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFE24B2AFFE4FF8CFBE51B19F96F524B" author="Nickel" box="[1119,1280,1117,1143]" pageId="6" pageNumber="15" refString="Nickel, M. (2004) Kinetics and rhythm of body contractions in the sponge Tethya wilhelma (Porifera: Demospongiae). Journal of Experimental Biology, 207, 4515 - 4524." type="journal article" year="2004">Nickel, 2004</bibRefCitation>
), which also relates to movement of some
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFDBF1BC1FE2052A2" box="[517,591,1157,1182]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Tethya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species (
<bibRefCitation id="EFE24B2AFFE4FF8CFD7C1BC1FFE652A3" author="Fishelson" box="[710,905,1157,1183]" pageId="6" pageNumber="14" refString="Fishelson, L. (1981) Observations on the moving colonies of the genus Tethya (Demospongia, Porifera). 1. Behaviour and cytology. Zoomorphology, 98, 89 - 99." type="journal article" year="1981">Fishelson, 1981</bibRefCitation>
;
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). The latter has not yet been reported for
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFE971BE9FDD452FA" box="[301,443,1197,1222]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="hibernica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFE971BE9FDD452FA" box="[301,443,1197,1222]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and will have to be proven by field or aquarium studies. However, the contraction behaviour of
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFE831B91FDA652D2" box="[313,457,1237,1262]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
might be an adaptation to strong changes of external water currents during tidal cycles.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3696550FFE4FF8DFF7D1A61FFE25703" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE4FF8CFF7D1A61F9EB506B" blockId="6.[151,1437,717,1983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF7D1A61FD0F5303" bold="true" box="[199,352,1317,1343]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Distribution</emphasis>
. At present,
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFDBE1A61FEF95302" box="[516,662,1317,1342]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="hibernica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFDBE1A61FEF95302" box="[516,662,1317,1342]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has only been reported from its
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localities around Rathlin Island,
<collectingCountry id="F364764BFFE4FF8CFF571A09FDDA535B" box="[237,437,1357,1383]" name="United Kingdom" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Northern Ireland</collectingCountry>
. This island is of particular interest concerning its poriferan fauna. The high numbers of 128 sponge species have been reported, of which 29 represent new species and further 19 are candidates for new species (Picton &amp; Goodwin, unpublished). Despite these numbers it is unlikely that
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFB501AD9F913538A" box="[1258,1404,1437,1462]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="hibernica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFB501AD9F913538A" box="[1258,1404,1437,1462]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
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is endemic to Rathlin Island. A rather high number of records for
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFC3F1A81FF9E53E2" box="[901,1009,1477,1502]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="citrina">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFC3F1A81FF9E53E2" box="[901,1009,1477,1502]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. citrina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and also
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFBD81A81F89A53E2" box="[1122,1269,1477,1502]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. norvegica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are present in faunal databases for the coasts of
<collectingCountry id="F364764BFFE4FF8CFD821AA9FEE4503B" box="[568,651,1517,1543]" name="Ireland" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Ireland</collectingCountry>
and
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. Reinvestigations of these records and careful determination of new findings of specimens of the genus
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFC8B1951FF135012" box="[817,892,1557,1582]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFC8B1951FF135012" box="[817,892,1557,1582]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Tethya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
will have to show whether
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFB041951F9255012" box="[1214,1354,1557,1582]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
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can be found throughout the coastal waters of
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and
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or if it is endemic to the region of Rathlin Island.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE4FF8CFF7D1921FDAC5153" blockId="6.[151,1437,717,1983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF7D1921FDEB5043" bold="true" box="[199,388,1637,1663]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Related species</emphasis>
. The closest related species seems to be
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFCDE1921FF9A5042" box="[868,1013,1637,1662]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="norvegica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFCDE1921FF9A5042" box="[868,1013,1637,1662]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. norvegica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which shares general body characters (size, partly colour). However,
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFD8619C9FEA4509A" box="[572,715,1677,1702]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be clearly distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFBD219C9F894509A" box="[1128,1275,1677,1702]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. norvegica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
firstly by the presence of auxiliary styles as well as the lack of bifurcated or spiny rays of the megasters. In addition the R/C values of the megasters differ between
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFD1C1999FF5650CA" box="[678,825,1757,1782]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. norvegica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFCCD1999F86C50CA" box="[887,1027,1757,1782]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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).
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFBC41999F92B50CA" box="[1150,1348,1757,1782]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Tethya hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be clearly distinguished from the other European species by size, colour, consistency and megastar R/C in case of
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE4FF8CFF2D1869FD40517A" box="[151,303,1837,1862]" class="Anthozoa" family="Alcyoniidae" genus="Alcyonium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="aurantium">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFF2D1869FD40517A" box="[151,303,1837,1862]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. aurantium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and by body size, consistency and megastar diameter in case of
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE4FF8CFB821869F8CB517A" box="[1080,1188,1837,1862]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">T. citrina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(compare key to the European species below).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE4FF8CFF7D1839FFFD5183" blockId="6.[151,1437,717,1983]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">The morphological differences between all the European species is confirmed by extensive nucleotide and amino acid exchanges within the molecular marker COI (Tab. 2).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC36DBFFE5FF8DFF2D1FD3FFE25703" blockId="7.[151,1436,151,319]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFF2D1FD3FD665693" bold="true" box="[151,265,151,175]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Amino acid exchanges (upper section) and base pair exchanges (lower section) of the COI between two different
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFF5B1FFEFD4A56ED" box="[225,293,186,209]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Tethya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species. All specimens of
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFDDB1FFEFE8856ED" box="[609,743,186,209]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
analysed here displayed identical nucleotide and amino acid sequences, consequently they were treated as a single OTU. Two populations of
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFC461F99F83456C8" box="[1020,1115,221,244]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">T. citrina</emphasis>
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slightly differed in the nucleotide sequences, consequently they are presented separately.
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE5FF8DFC851E46FFAD5725" box="[831,962,258,281]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="hibernica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFC851E46FFAD5725" box="[831,962,258,281]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
1 = Mc 3037,
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<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFBDB1E46F88A5725" box="[1121,1253,258,281]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
2 = Mc 2426,
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE5FF8DFA321E46FC925703" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="hibernica">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFA321E46FC925703" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">T. hibernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
3 = Mc 2486,
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE5FF8DFE371E6CFD805703" box="[397,495,296,319]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="citrina">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFE371E6CFD805703" box="[397,495,296,319]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">T. citrina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
4 = North-Ireland,
<taxonomicName id="4C734D58FFE5FF8DFD081E6CFF7C5703" box="[690,787,296,319]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hadromerida" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="citrina">
<emphasis id="B907EAC9FFE5FF8DFD081E6CFF7C5703" box="[690,787,296,319]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">T. citrina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
5 =
<collectingCountry id="F364764BFFE5FF8DFC8D1E6CFFE65703" box="[823,905,296,319]" name="Croatia" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Croatia</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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