Rock sponges (lithistid Demospongiae) of the Northeast Atlantic seamounts, with description of ten new species
@article{Carvalho2020RockS,
title={Rock sponges (lithistid Demospongiae) of the Northeast Atlantic seamounts, with description of ten new species},
author={Francisca C. Carvalho and Paco C{\'a}rdenas and Pilar R{\'i}os and Javier Cristobo and Hans Tore Rapp and Joana R Xavier},
journal={PeerJ},
year={2020},
volume={8}
}Background Lithistid demosponges, also known as rock sponges, are a polyphyletic group of sponges which are widely distributed. In the Northeast Atlantic (NEA), 17 species are known and the current knowledge on their distribution is mainly restricted to the Macaronesian islands. In the Mediterranean Sea, 14 species are recorded and generally found in marine caves. Methods Lithistids were sampled in nine NEA seamounts during the scientific expeditions Seamount 1 (1987) and Seamount 2 (1993…
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