Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata
A checklist of the sponges recorded in Argentina’s shelf-break front between 37° and 45°S as well as the settlement substrates they used is provided here. A total of 45 sponge species were reported in the study area from samples obtained during stock assessment cruises of the Patagonian scallop Zygo...
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| description | A checklist of the sponges recorded in Argentina’s shelf-break front between 37° and 45°S as well as the settlement substrates they used is provided here. A total of 45 sponge species were reported in the study area from samples obtained during stock assessment cruises of the Patagonian scallop Zygochlamys patagonica (P.P. King, 1832), with an addition of 10 species from bibliographic sources, totalling 55 Demosponge species. Considering that the region is characterized mainly by the presence of soft sandy bottoms, living molluscs or their empty shells were found to be the main substrate for the majority of the recorded species (in particular, on Fusitriton magellanicus (Röding, 1798) and Z. patagonica). Polychaete tubes represented the second most important biogenic settlement substrate for sponges in the study area. Epibiotic sponges also increase the structural complexity of the ecosystem by forming microhabitats that can be exploited as refuges for other small species, thus enhancing local biodiversity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de039cb5cfea4cb098e58746c9e1478d2025-08-20T03:48:07ZengTaylor & Francis GroupThe European Zoological Journal2475-02632025-12-0192153555710.1080/24750263.2025.2495787Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrataL. Schejter0C. Bremec1C. Cerrano2M. Bertolino3B. Calcinai4Laboratorio de Bentos, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Mar del Plata, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IIMyC-CONICET), Mar del Plata, ArgentinaDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente (DISVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, ItaliaDipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorce (DISTAV), Universitá degli Studi di Genova, Genova, ItaliaDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente (DISVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, ItaliaA checklist of the sponges recorded in Argentina’s shelf-break front between 37° and 45°S as well as the settlement substrates they used is provided here. A total of 45 sponge species were reported in the study area from samples obtained during stock assessment cruises of the Patagonian scallop Zygochlamys patagonica (P.P. King, 1832), with an addition of 10 species from bibliographic sources, totalling 55 Demosponge species. Considering that the region is characterized mainly by the presence of soft sandy bottoms, living molluscs or their empty shells were found to be the main substrate for the majority of the recorded species (in particular, on Fusitriton magellanicus (Röding, 1798) and Z. patagonica). Polychaete tubes represented the second most important biogenic settlement substrate for sponges in the study area. Epibiotic sponges also increase the structural complexity of the ecosystem by forming microhabitats that can be exploited as refuges for other small species, thus enhancing local biodiversity.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2025.2495787Demosponges, distribution, inventory, review, epibiosis |
| spellingShingle | L. Schejter C. Bremec C. Cerrano M. Bertolino B. Calcinai Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata The European Zoological Journal Demosponges, distribution, inventory, review, epibiosis |
| title | Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata |
| title_full | Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata |
| title_fullStr | Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata |
| title_full_unstemmed | Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata |
| title_short | Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata |
| title_sort | checklist of sponges porifera at the shelf break front of argentina sw atlantic ocean with data on their settlement substrata |
| topic | Demosponges, distribution, inventory, review, epibiosis |
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