Macrofauna inhabiting the sponge Paraleucilla magna (Porifera: Calcarea) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Vol. 96; no. 3; pp. 605 - 614
• Main Authors: Padua, André, Lanna, Emilio, Klautau, Michelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Calcarea; Community composition; Crustacea; Demospongiae; Freshwater; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Macrofauna; Marine; Mollusca; Mollusks; Paraleucilla; Platyhelminthes; Polychaeta; Porifera; Seasonal variations; Shellfish; Taxa; Taxonomy; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro Brazil; United States > US; Atlantic Ocean; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Brazil; macrofauna; sponges; Rio de Janeiro; Paraleucilla magna

Sponges (phylum Porifera) are important components of the benthic marine fauna known for their interactions with vertebrates and a large sort of invertebrates seeking for food, shelter or substrate for attachment. Studies on this subject, however, were restricted only to the macrofauna inhabiting sp...