INVESTIGADORES
GIBERTO Diego Agustin
artículos
Título:
Filling Biodiversity Knowledge Gaps: Sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) Recorded off San Jorge Gulf (Argentina), SW Atlantic Ocean
Autor/es:
SCHEJTER, L.; GIBERTO, DIEGO AGUSTÍN
Revista:
Biology and Life Sciences Forum
Editorial:
Biology and Life Sciences Forum Editorial Office
Referencias:
Lugar: Basel; Año: 2022 vol. 15
ISSN:
2673-9976
Resumen:
The invertebrate by-catch of the Argentinean squid Illex argentinus collected by bottomtrawls off San Jorge Gulf during an expedition performed in December 2020 was employed to characterizethe bottom assemblages of the area, with special emphasis on sponges. According to the results,sponges were conspicuous and abundant components in these benthic communities, representingup to 40% of the total invertebrate by-catch (average: ~130 kgnm2 per site). Tedania (T.) mucosa wasthe dominant species. Other recorded species were T. (T.) charcoti, T. (T.) murdochi, Isodictya verrucosa,Iophon proximum, Clathria (C.) microxa, C. (C.) discreta, Haliclona bilamellata, Siphonochalina fortis, andMyxilla (M.) mollis. The results of this study contribute to filling in the gaps in the distribution recordsof sponges in the continental shelf of Argentina in a previously poorly studied area.
