Abstract
Sponge samples were taken by scuba diving from six sites around Sea Lion Island (Sea Lion, Sea Lion Easterly and Brandy Islands), three sites south-east of East Falkland (Motley Island, Green Island and Triste Island) and six sites around Beauchêne Island. Nine new species are described: Iophon roseum sp. nov., Clathria (Microciona) tenebrosa sp. nov., Clathria (Microciona) cheeki sp. nov., Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) laptikhovskyi sp. nov., Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) croftsae sp. nov., Myxilla (Ectyomyxilla) beauchênensis sp. nov., Tedania (Tedania) livida sp. nov., Amphilectus fimbriatus sp. nov. and Isodictya cutisanserina sp nov. Additional information is provided on several species recently described from the Falkland Islands and Amphimedon marsei is newly reported. The biogeography of the sponge fauna of the southern Falkland Islands is discussed.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 263-290 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
Funding
We would like to thank Amy Romanes, Fiona Ware and Susan Chambers (National Museums of Scotland); Clare Valentine, Andrew Cabrinovic and Emma Sherlock (Natural History Museum London); and Bernard Picton (Ulster Museum, National Museums Northern Ireland) for providing access to their collections. Spicule comparison was greatly facilitated by the loan of a comparison microscope from Forensic Science Northern Ireland. Several researchers have provided comments on aspects of identification; we would like to particularly thank Eduardo Hajdu, Rob Van Soest and Bernard Picton for their assistance. Special thanks are due to the other members of the Shallow Marine Surveys Group ''Southern Islands'' expedition team (Celine Blanchard, Jude Brown, Steve Brown, Steve Cartwright, Martin Collins, Sarah Crofts, Wetjens Dimmlich, Vladimir Laptikhovsky, Charlie Maine, Dion Poncet and Alastair Wilson). Four anonymous reviewers greatly contributed to the manuscript. Support for travel to the Falkland Islands was provided by the Shackleton Scholarship Fund and the John Cheek Trust. Funding for the Shallow Marine Surveys Group Expedition work was provided by the Overseas Territories Environment Programme (Grant FK501) and the Falkland Islands Government. Claire Goodwin was supported by additional funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation/Scottish Natural Heritage and Countryside Council for Wales funded ''Sponge Biodiversity of the UK'' project.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Bernard Picton | |
| Clare Valentine | |
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation/Scottish Natural Heritage and Countryside Council for Wales | |
| Falkland Islands Government | |
| National Museums Northern Ireland | |
| Overseas Territories Environment Programme | FK501 |
| Shackleton Scholarship Fund | |
| Ulster Museum | |
| John Cheek Trust |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Aquatic Science
Keywords
- Biogeography
- Falkland Islands
- Scuba diving
- Sponge
- Taxonomy
- sponge
- scuba diving
- biogeography
- taxonomy
Disciplines
- Marine Biology
- Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology