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Molecular phylogeny restores the supra-generic subdivision of homoscleromorph sponges (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha).
PloS one - 14 Dec 2010
Gazave Eve, Lapébie Pascal, Renard Emmanuelle, Vacelet Jean, Rocher Caroline, Ereskovsky Alexander V, Lavrov Dennis V, Borchiellini Carole
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BACKGROUND: Homoscleromorpha is the fourth major sponge lineage, recently recognized to be distinct from the Demospongiae. It contains <100 described species of exclusively marine sponges that have been traditionally subdivided into 7 genera based on morphological characters. Because some of the...
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