Taxonomy of Porifera From the N.E. Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Although sponges are one of the major components of littoral ecosystems, their systematics obviously lags behind that of the majority of other groups of marine invertebrates. Also the evolutionary trends in these most primitive of the Metazoans are poorly understood. The confused state of their taxo...

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Other Authors: Vacelet, Jean (Editor), Boury-Esnault, Nicole (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1987, 1987
Edition:1st ed. 1987
Series:Nato ASI Subseries G:, Ecological Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Calcareous sponges collected by N.O. Thalassa on the continental margin of the Bay of Biscaye: I. Calcinea
  • The Polymastia species (Demosponges, Hadromerida) of the Atlantic Area
  • Distinctive characters within the order Petrosida (=Nepheliospon- gida)
  • Anisochelae analysis and taxonomy of the genus Mycale Gray (Demo- spongiae)
  • An enzymatic technique for the separation of spicules from alcohol- preserved sponge tissue
  • Skeletal variation in embryo-containing specimens of Haliclona rosea (Bowerbank) from Anglesey, North Wales
  • The Haplosclerid sponge fauna of Banyuls-sur-mer (Mediterranean), with the description of a new species
  • Littoral Demosponges from the banks of the Strait of Sicily and the Alboran Sea
  • Tetillidae (Spirophorida, Porifera): A taxonomic reevaluation
  • A study of the genus Tethya (Porifera, Demospongiae) and new perspectives in sponge systematics
  • Phylogenetic exercises with monophyletic groups of sponges
  • The use of electrophoresis in sponge taxonomy
  • The calcium carbonate spherules of Hemimycale columella (Demo- sponges, Poecilosclerida) and their taxonomic value
  • Some remarks on the Mediterranean species of the genus Aplysina (Demospongiae, Verongida)
  • Sexual reproduction, larval morphology and behaviour in Demosponges from the South-West of the Netherlands
  • A review of North-Eastern Atlantic Hemigellius (Niphatidae, Hap- losclerida)
  • Participants in the N.A.T.O. workshop (Observers*)