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, pl. 3, figs. 23, pl. 5, fig.1.
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409, fig. 1, pl. 1; 1932: 256257; 1934: 7.
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(pars).
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95, figs. 3536, pl. 34.
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The sponge body is of a slender, upright shape with one round osculum at the top. It usually bears numerous buds that originate from the basal region of the mother and grow from ~
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). This mode of reproduction leads to a typical appearance of dense colonies with several specimens growing close to each other (
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A). Colonies are often densely covered by sediment including loads of (foreign) loose spicular material, so that in many cases only the tips of the sponges with the oscules are visible within the sediment (
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BD). The single specimen (
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E) can reach a height of approximately
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. The surface bears no conules, but it can be covered by a narrow veil of protruding pentactines. Protruding diactins are not prominent. The sponge has a basal root tuft of long pentactines as it is usual for the genus. The inner cavity has a dense surface; its basal part in rare cases bears large round cavernous openings. In contrast to other
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species, the texture of the sponge is soft, and it is too fragile for handling without damaging it. In fact the measurements in
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were made by supporting the sponges with a spoon because the sponge collapses very easily.
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In here we restrict the analysis of spicules (
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,
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) to the characters of highest taxonomical importance, which means that these are the spicules with the highest significance for distinguishing
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FB4C17D3FAF5FB46" box="[1155,1307,1168,1192]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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from other
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spp.. The spicules of the new specimen P1635 are in full accordance with those of the
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(see comparison in
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,
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) and with the typical spicule inventory of the genus. Most characteristic spicules are the calycocomes and mesodiscohexasters. Calycocomes (
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A, D) are about 190 to 250 µm in diameter, they have short primary rays (in mean about 10 µm) and middle pieces (mean about 11 µm), but long secondary rays (mean about 90 µm). The number of secondary rays on each ray ranges from 2 to 6, but is most commonly 4 and very rarely higher than 5. Secondary rays are almost straight, only slightly bent outwards in the proximal region. Calycocomes are densely covered by fine spines. Mesodiscohexasters (
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B, E) have a very typical shape; they strongly resemble the calycocomes, but are only about half the size (mean about 129 µm) and much thinner with almost absent middle pieces. Each ray bears two to four secondary rays; there are no hemi-forms with non-split rays. Mesodiscohexasters are quite rare, but occur regularly. Microdiscohexasters (
<figureCitation id="21BF2A36D073B960FBF916B5FB97F9FE" box="[1078,1145,1527,1552]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[214,1362,193,1878]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[214,1362,193,1878]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Spicules of R. podagrosa. A C: Specimen P 1635, A: Calycocom, scale bar 30 µm, B: Mesodiscohexaster, scale bar 30 µm, C: Microdiscohexaster, scale bar 10 µm. D F Specimen BMNH 1908.2. 5.6 (type), D: Calycocom, scale bar 30 µm, E: Mesodiscohexaster, scale bar 30 µm, F: Microdiscohexaster, scale bar 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/237106/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
C, F) have secondary rays of two different lengths and distinct disc-shaped middle-parts. They are about 30 to 55 µm in diameter. Remarkably large oxyhexactines (mean diameter about 180µm) and oxyhexasters (mean diameter about 174 µm), commonly as mono- or dioxyhexasters, which have only one or two primary rays split into two secondary rays, occur in about the same frequency. Dermal pentactines have smooth surfaces without hooks.
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FF0815EEFED5F92A" bold="true" box="[199,315,1708,1732]" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">Remarks.</emphasis>
The species
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FE1C15EEFD5CF92A" box="[467,690,1708,1732]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">Rossella podagrosa</emphasis>
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is clearly characterized by the combination of its typical habitus with numerous buds and its rather small calycocomes with normally only 4 to 5 secondary rays on each ray. Furthermore, oxyhexactines and oxyhexasters are quite large for
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FCB215B6FC32F8E2" box="[893,988,1780,1804]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">Rossella</emphasis>
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(see Barthel &amp; Tendal 1992), although
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reported similar sizes from several well-known species in the eastern Wedell Sea. The appearance
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resembles that of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FD85147FFD31F8BA" box="[586,735,1853,1876]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">R. antarctica</emphasis>
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(
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D) in strongly sediment-covered specimens. A clear character for differentiation
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is that
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FD5B1423FCDFF896" box="[660,817,1888,1912]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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usually grows partly within the sediment, while
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FA4B1423FEE7F872" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">R. antarctica</emphasis>
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occurs on the sediment. Also,
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FD4814C7FCCDF872" box="[647,803,1924,1948]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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has a more elongate body form, whereas that of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D073B960FA4B14C7FEE7F82E" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="171">R. antarctica</emphasis>
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is strongly rounded. In terms of spicules, the difference is clear:
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has dermal pentactines with strong lateral hooks (as shown by
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) and much smaller calycocomes with different shape; primary rays and middle pieces are much more prominent and the number of secondary rays per ray is higher (compare
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; Barthel &amp; Tendal 1992;
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).
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FBD913FEFB1FFF3A" box="[1046,1265,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Rossella racovitzae</emphasis>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FA4B13FFFEE0FF16" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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by a larger body size, lack of buds and the presence of clear conules on the surface. Furthermore, it has much bigger calycocomes (400 µm) with a higher number of secondary rays (see
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;
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). Similar sizes of calycocomes are found in
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FD73126BFCE3FEAE" box="[700,781,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. levis</emphasis>
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, which nonetheless differs from
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FBB5126BFAFEFEAE" box="[1146,1296,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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in some key points: it has a surface covered by numerous and very distinct conules (compare
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C), which in the lower part of the body bear bundles of protruding diactines. Calycocomes have considerably larger middle pieces and primary rays, and secondary rays have a stronger bending than in
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FCED12D7FC57FE42" box="[802,953,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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. Microdiscohexasters have secondary rays of only one length without differentiated middle pieces (compare
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;
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). Calycocomes with low numbers of secondary rays are also found in
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FC6E129FFC17FE1A" box="[929,1017,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. nuda</emphasis>
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. Compared to those of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FACA129FFA72FE1A" box="[1285,1436,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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these are almost twice as big. Also, the number of secondary rays never exceeds 4, which is lower than in
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FA4B1143FEE0FDD2" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see
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). The habitus differs as well:
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FC7E1167FBE4FDD2" box="[945,1034,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. nuda</emphasis>
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is very smooth and appears always very clear and visible in underwater-photographs, whereas
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FC88110BFC0FFD8E" box="[839,993,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is usually sediment-covered.
<taxonomicName id="7E844D30D074B967FAF2110AFF21FD6A" class="Hexactinellida" family="Rossellidae" genus="Rossella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lyssacinosida" pageId="5" pageNumber="174" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="nuda">
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FAF2110AFF21FD6A" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Rossella nuda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been reported to grow buds of similar shape as those of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FCB2112FFBFAFD6A" box="[893,1044,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
(Barthel &amp; Tendal 1992)
</taxonomicName>
, but they are much more rare and never form such dense aggregations of sponges as shown in
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A for
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FB1F11D3FA88FD46" box="[1232,1382,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="B93B36B3D072B961FF58140CFC4DF831" blockId="3.[151,1437,1870,2015]" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FF58140CFEFBF88D" bold="true" box="[151,277,1870,1892]" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Habit of
<taxonomicName id="7E844D30D072B961FEB3140CFDA8F88A" box="[380,582,1870,1892]" class="Hexactinellida" family="Rossellidae" genus="Rossella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lyssacinosida" pageId="3" pageNumber="172" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="podagrosa">
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FEB3140CFDA8F88A" box="[380,582,1870,1892]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">Rossella podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. A: Clean colony of strongly budding
<taxonomicName id="7E844D30D072B961FC11140DFB86F88A" box="[990,1128,1870,1892]" class="Hexactinellida" family="Rossellidae" genus="Rossella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lyssacinosida" pageId="3" pageNumber="172" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="podagrosa">
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FC11140DFB86F88A" box="[990,1128,1870,1892]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, used by some comatulids as substrate. Scale bar: 10 cm. B: Close-up of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FD84142CFD3CF86D" box="[587,722,1901,1923]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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covered with sediment. Scale bar: 10 cm. C: Ground covered by dense mass of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FF2414CFFE9DF84C" box="[235,371,1932,1954]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">R. podogrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, mostly concealed by sediment. Two clean specimens of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FC7614CFFC26F84C" box="[953,968,1933,1954]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">R</emphasis>
. cf.
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FC3914CEFBCAF84C" box="[1014,1060,1932,1954]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">levis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
grow over the
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FB7114CFFAA8F84C" box="[1214,1350,1932,1954]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
-ground. Scale bar: 20 cm. D: Assemblage of large
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FD8514E9FD3DF82E" box="[586,723,1962,1984]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
coverage and one specimen of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FBD814E9FB75F82E" box="[1047,1179,1963,1984]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">R. antarctica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(to the upper left). Scale bar: 20 cm. E: Type of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D072B961FE4F1488FDE6F831" box="[384,520,1993,2015]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="172">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(BMNH 1908.2.5.6). Scale bar: 50 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="B93B36B3D075B966FF581431FC29F828" blockId="4.[151,1436,1907,1990]" pageId="4" pageNumber="173">
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D075B966FF581431FEFAF866" bold="true" box="[151,276,1907,1929]" pageId="4" pageNumber="173">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Spicules of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D075B966FE591436FDF0F867" box="[406,542,1907,1929]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="173">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. AC: Specimen P1635, A: Calycocom, scale bar 30 µm, B: Mesodiscohexaster, scale bar 30 µm, C: Microdiscohexaster, scale bar 10 µm. DF Specimen BMNH 1908.2.5.6 (type), D: Calycocom, scale bar 30 µm, E: Mesodiscohexaster, scale bar 30 µm, F: Microdiscohexaster, scale bar 10 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="B93B36B3D074B967FF58119AFDB4FCE1" blockId="5.[151,1436,727,783]" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FF58119AFEE7FD01" bold="true" box="[151,265,728,751]" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Spicule sizes of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FE721195FD61FD01" box="[445,655,727,751]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Rossella podagrosa</emphasis>
Kirkpatrick, 1907
</taxonomicName>
. Values in μm are given as follows: minimum - mean - maximum (number of spicules measured).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="B93B36B3D074B967FF501069FEF5F9C1" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<table id="CB84C413D074469DFF581068FAD4F9C1" box="[151,1338,810,1583]" gridcols="3" gridrows="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF581068FAD4FCAE" box="[151,1338,810,832]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF581068FE7EFCAE" box="[151,400,810,832]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Parameter</th>
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFD131068FC4FFCAE" box="[732,929,810,832]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">P 1635</th>
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFBF51068FAD4FCAE" box="[1082,1338,810,832]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">BMNH 1908.2.5.6 (type)</th>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF581016FAD4FC84" box="[151,1338,852,874]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="174" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF581016FE7EFC84" box="[151,400,852,874]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Rough Pentactine</th>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF58103FFAD4FC7D" box="[151,1338,893,915]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF58103FFE7EFC7D" box="[151,400,893,915]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">tangential ray (L)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD13103FFC4FFC7D" box="[732,929,893,915]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">50-112.2-150 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF5103FFAD4FC7D" box="[1082,1338,893,915]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">60-89.3-120 (30)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF5810E4FAD4FC52" box="[151,1338,934,956]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF5810E4FE7EFC52" box="[151,400,934,956]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">proximal ray (L)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD1310E4FC4FFC52" box="[732,929,934,956]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">70-91.4-120 (7)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF510E4FAD4FC52" box="[1082,1338,934,956]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">60-83.3-130 (9)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF581092FAD4FC08" box="[151,1338,976,998]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF581092FE7EFC08" box="[151,400,976,998]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Rough Hexactine (D)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD131092FC4FFC08" box="[732,929,976,998]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">60-205.2-280 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF51092FAD4FC08" box="[1082,1338,976,998]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">150-195.3-270 (30)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF5810BBFAD4FBE1" box="[151,1338,1017,1039]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF5810BBFE7EFBE1" box="[151,400,1017,1039]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Oxyhexactine (D)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD1310BBFC4FFBE1" box="[732,929,1017,1039]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">150-181-230 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF510BBFAD4FBE1" box="[1082,1338,1017,1039]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">140-192.7-250 (30)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF581760FAD4FBD6" box="[151,1338,1058,1080]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF581760FE7EFBD6" box="[151,400,1058,1080]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Oxyhexaster (D)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD131760FC4FFBD6" box="[732,929,1058,1080]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">130-173.3-230 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF51760FAD4FBD6" box="[1082,1338,1058,1080]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">140-174.8-200 (30)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF58170EFAD4FB8C" box="[151,1338,1100,1122]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF58170EFE7EFB8C" box="[151,400,1100,1122]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Microdiscohexaster (D)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD13170EFC4FFB8C" box="[732,929,1100,1122]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">30-37.3-45 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF5170EFAD4FB8C" box="[1082,1338,1100,1122]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">35-44.9-55 (30)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF581737FAD4FB65" box="[151,1338,1141,1163]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF581737FE7EFB65" box="[151,400,1141,1163]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Mesodiscohexaster (D)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD131737FC4FFB65" box="[732,929,1141,1163]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">105-129.3-150 (7)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF51737FAD4FB65" box="[1082,1338,1141,1163]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">105-118.9-140 (7)</td>
</tr>
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<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF5817DCFE7EFB5A" box="[151,400,1182,1204]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Calycocome</th>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF58178AFAD4FB30" box="[151,1338,1224,1246]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF58178AFE7EFB30" box="[151,400,1224,1246]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">(D)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD13178AFC4FFB30" box="[732,929,1224,1246]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">190-215-250 (9)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF5178AFAD4FB30" box="[1082,1338,1224,1246]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">200-225-250 (6)</td>
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<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF5817B3FAD4FAE9" box="[151,1338,1265,1287]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF5817B3FE7EFAE9" box="[151,400,1265,1287]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">complete ray (L)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD1317B3FC4FFAE9" box="[732,929,1265,1287]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">85-110.1-130 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF517B3FAD4FAE9" box="[1082,1338,1265,1287]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">100-115.7-140 (30)</td>
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<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF581658FAD4FADE" box="[151,1338,1306,1328]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF581658FE7EFADE" box="[151,400,1306,1328]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">primary ray (L)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD131658FC4FFADE" box="[732,929,1306,1328]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">5-9.6-15 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF51658FAD4FADE" box="[1082,1338,1306,1328]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">7.5-12.3-25 (30)</td>
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<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF581606FAD4FAB4" box="[151,1338,1348,1370]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF581606FE7EFAB4" box="[151,400,1348,1370]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">middle piece (L)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD131606FC4FFAB4" box="[732,929,1348,1370]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">10-13.8-20 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF51606FAD4FAB4" box="[1082,1338,1348,1370]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">7.5-11.8-20 (30)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF58162FFAD4FA6D" box="[151,1338,1389,1411]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF58162FFE7EFA6D" box="[151,400,1389,1411]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">secondary ray (L)</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD13162FFC4FFA6D" box="[732,929,1389,1411]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">62.5-87.1-110 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF5162FFAD4FA6D" box="[1082,1338,1389,1411]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">80-91.4-105 (30)</td>
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<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF5816D4FAD4FA42" box="[151,1338,1430,1452]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF5816D4FE7EFA42" box="[151,400,1430,1452]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">number of sec. rays</th>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFD1316D4FC4FFA42" box="[732,929,1430,1452]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">2-4-6 (30)</td>
<td id="44655D8DD074469DFBF516D4FAD4FA42" box="[1082,1338,1430,1452]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">2-4.3-6 (30)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07B434F1D074469DFF581557FAD4F9C1" box="[151,1338,1557,1583]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="174" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="44655D8DD074469DFF581557FE7EF9C1" box="[151,400,1557,1583]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Discussion</th>
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</paragraph>
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The long and complicated taxonomic history of the genus
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FCF4151EFC74F99A" box="[827,922,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">Rossella</emphasis>
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is summarized in the introduction. It can be brought down to two basic attempts of synonymies, which attempted to bring some order into the high amount of often similar species ascribed to the genus: The first was done by
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and later continued by
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. The second attempt was done by Barthel &amp; Tendal (1992), which was followed by
<bibRefCitation id="DD154B42D074B967FB0A1585FF0AF8EA" author="Gocke" pageId="5" pageNumber="174" refString="Gocke, C., &amp; Janussen, D. (2013) Hexactinellida of the genus Rossella, of ANT XXIV / 2 (SYSTCO I) Expedition - Antarctic Eastern Weddell Sea. Zootaxa, 3692 (1), 102 - 122. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3692.1.6" type="journal article" year="2013">Göcke &amp; Janussen (2013)</bibRefCitation>
. It is now obvious that both concepts contain basic systematic weaknesses that compromise the results.
<bibRefCitation id="DD154B42D074B967FF581452FED6F8C6" author="Burton" box="[151,312,1808,1832]" pageId="5" pageNumber="174" refString="Burton, M. (1929) Porifera. Part II. Antarctic sponges. British Antarctic (' Terra Nova') Expedition, 1910. Natural History Report, London, British Museum (Natural History). Zoology, 6, 393 - 458, pls. I - V." type="journal article" year="1929">Burton (1929)</bibRefCitation>
used an attempt that was basically concentrating on the external shape and neglected most spicule information which he discounted as being of minor importance. Furthermore he was led by a strong will to reduce the number of species and therefore would rather join two species than separate them if synonymy was questionable.
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obviously had the same will to reduce species numbers, and was furthermore confused when he re-introduced spicule information into Burtons spicule-less system. As Burton joined species with clearly different spicule inventory, e.g.
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FE331487FDA1F832" box="[508,591,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. levis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D074B967FD491487FD33F832" box="[646,733,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="174">R. nuda</emphasis>
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, under one taxon name, the resulting “species” could not have a distinct characteristic spicule inventory. Koltun realized this, but did not draw the conclusion that different species were joined under one taxon name. Instead he continued synonymizing until he found a working species concept, even though this lumped together many clearly recognizably different forms/species. Barthel &amp; Tendal (1992) realized these problems and tried to establish a new system based on spicules that included habitus information. Thus, they resurrected several former species; however, they based their work mainly on the material sampled during the EPOS-expeditions of RV Polarstern in the Weddell Sea (1989), without much consideration of the
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specimens or material from other parts of the
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. Also, they did not put too much emphasis on the habitus information, probably because their material was trawled and therefore delicate specimens as
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FAC912D7FA72FE42" box="[1286,1436,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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were not recovered in a condition that allowed for much habitus (or
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) information. For this reason they ended up with a somewhat narrow perspective of the diversity of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FCFB129EFC7DFE1A" box="[820,915,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Rossella</emphasis>
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which e. g. did not incorporate
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FB31129FFA7BFE1A" box="[1278,1429,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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, which they still considered a synonym of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FD5F1143FCC7FDF9" box="[656,809,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">R. racovitzae</emphasis>
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. However, Barthel &amp; Tendal perceptively reported a strongly bud-producing variant of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FDD01167FD5BFDD2" box="[543,693,549,572]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">R. racovitzae</emphasis>
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that they state might be turned into a species at some point. The analysis of several
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FEBF110AFE21FD8E" box="[368,463,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Rossella</emphasis>
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species in
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was based only on Weddell Sea material, just as the study of Barthel &amp; Tendal (1992). Here we include material from the Ross Sea showing that
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FB18112FFA80FD6A" box="[1239,1390,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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is a well-defined species when both habitus and spicule information are carefully considered. It is clear that a proper taxonomical analysis of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FE6711F6FDE9FD22" box="[424,519,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Rossella</emphasis>
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should include as much material as possible from all around the
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Ocean. More importantly, all information, such as habitus (best alive
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FCA3119AFC5BFD01" box="[876,949,728,751]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">in situ</emphasis>
) spicule inventory and molecular data (if available), must be included.
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FE2011BEFDA0FCFA" box="[495,590,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Rossella</emphasis>
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once more has proven to be a complicated genus, more than previously thought, and it is still a long way to go to form a proper concept of valid
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FC051062FBC7FCD6" box="[970,1065,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Rossella</emphasis>
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species, including a full revision of
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(currently underway), analysis of further material from the whole southern ocean, and detailed molecular analysis.
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<paragraph id="B93B36B3D077B964FF0810CEFBE5FB4E" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">
Budding
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FEE010CEFE60FC4A" box="[303,398,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Rossella</emphasis>
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are not a new phenomenon; they have been reported several times, not only from the Ross Sea, but also from the Weddell Sea (
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;
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Teixido
<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FC1B10F3FBE1FC26" box="[980,1039,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">et al.</emphasis>
2006
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). Unfortunately, the original material of these studies could not be directly sampled, so it was always questionable which species really does this remarkable budding. As we have now re-established
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FD2310BBFC6CFBFE" box="[748,898,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
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and analyzed its budding habit, we come to the assumption, that in many of these cases, it might actually be the respective species, although so far not identified with its proper name due to the complicated synonymy history as shown above. Further inspection is needed to analyze its distribution and see how widespread the species really is, but it may be quite common around
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, although it probably has its main occurrence range in the Ross Sea.
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<paragraph id="B93B36B3D077B964FF0817EEFEC4F856" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">
The mode of life of
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FE7617EFFDBCFB2A" box="[441,594,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">R. podagrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is quite unique, as all other
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FC6917EEFBEBFB2A" box="[934,1029,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Rossella</emphasis>
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spp. live on, but never within, the sediment. This difference is well visible in
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C and D where
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is visible only very slightly by its oscular regions sticking out of the mud, while the more typical
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appearance is visible in the adjacent large specimens of
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. cf.
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and
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.
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nonetheless clearly covers most ground in these pictures and is certainly the most abundant species in this area of the Ross Sea. In general, sponges consist of a complicated filtering apparatus with thin channels traversing its tissue, including chambers of flagellate cells which produce a strong current from which food particles are taken in and oscules just release the filtered water (van
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Soest
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2012
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). It is easy to imagine that such a delicate filtering system can easily be clogged by excessive sediment. In addition, some sponges even possess the capacity of self-cleaning, and some are able to shed sediment off their surfaces (
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;
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;
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). In her study on spongeassociated invertebrate faunas,
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showed that sponges with many protruding spicules and especially
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with its thick veil of pentactines shelter many animals from protozoons to large polychaetes and echinoderms. They also catch certain amounts of sediment. This is visible in
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D as well, where the specimen of
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, although growing clearly above the ground, is heavily covered by sediment and inhabiting invertebrates such as brittle stars. It can be assumed that these associations with presumably very complicated trophic interactions function as “microbial gardens”, in which bacteria settle and form the basic nourishment for the sponges. If this is true, similar processes may be assumed for
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within the ground. Still, to test this hypothesis we will need much further work on microbes as well as on sponge-associated invertebrates. Another hypothesis is that the half-buried way of living might serve as a kind of hide-out for the sponge saving it from predators like
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FDFB141AFCA0F881" box="[564,846,1880,1904]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Acodontaster conspicuus</emphasis>
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as proposed by
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. If this assumption is true, it might also serve as an explanation for the very high abundances of this species, in combination with its high growth rates.
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<emphasis id="8BF0EAA1D077B964FF081481FEB1F832" bold="true" box="[199,351,1987,2012]" pageId="6" pageNumber="175">Conclusions.</emphasis>
It is evident that
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is a valid species. It can be clearly differentiated from other
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spp. Furthermore we show that a thorough revision of the genus
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will need detailed analysis of specimens from all areas of the
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, and that it requires close examination of the habitus (at best based on
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examination) as well as spicule analysis.
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