Shallow-water Niphatidae (Haplosclerina, Haplosclerida, Demospongiae) from the São Sebastião Channel and its environs (tropical southwestern Atlantic)

• Main Authors: Pinheiro, U.S, Berlinck, R.G.S, Hajdu, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: 42.72; Demospongiae; Haplosclerina; new species; Niphatidae; Porifera; taxonomy; tropical southwestern Atlantic

Two niphatids are described here: Amphimedon viridis and Pachychalina alcaloidifera sp. nov. Amphimedon viridis is a common and conspicuous species in most of the tropical western Atlantic. Pachychalina alcaloidifera sp. nov. has this far been found only in the coasts of Rio de Janeiro and São Paul...