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Issue: Vol. 4168 No. 3: 16 Sept. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-09-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.3.4
Page range: 512–524
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Cladorhiza corallophila sp. nov., a new carnivorous sponge (Cladorhizidae, Demospongiae) living in close association with Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata (Scleractinia)

Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Museum für Naturkunde, Münsterstraße 271, D-44145 Dortmund, Germany
Department of Biology and Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, P. O. Box 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Research Department, Südstrand 40, D-26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany MARUM, Bremen University, Leobener Str., D-28359 Bremen, Germany
Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Research Department, Südstrand 40, D-26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Porifera Cladorhizidae Mauritania Atlantic new species cold-water corals

Abstract

In this study, we describe a new species of cladorhizid sponge, which shows a very peculiar mode of life: It always occurs in association with the scleractinian cold-water corals Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata. Although the sponge lives in nutrient-rich areas, we document its carnivorous feeding behavior. The identity of the new species was verified using molecular markers: the species is very closely related to the North-Atlantic Cladorhiza abyssicola, but it differs distinctly, and forms a monophyletic clade. The two species might be considered very close relatives, probably sister species deriving from a common ancestor.

 

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