The Genus Tedania (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) in the Waters of the Iberian Peninsula (Northeast Atlantic) with a Description of Two New Species

Abstract

To date, only three species of the sponge genus Tedania Gray, 1867 have been cited from the Iberian Peninsula: T. anhelans (Lieberkuhn, 1859), T. toxicalis Laubenfels, 1930, and T. suctoria Schmidt, 1870, of which only one ( T. anhelans ) is considered a valid species for these coasts. This work is a study of all references to species belonging to this genus from these coasts and a detailed description of the morphology and anatomy of two new species: T. pilarriosae sp. nov. and T. urgorrii sp. nov., from the Ria de Ferrol (northwest Iberian Peninsula) characterized by their defined habitus and a spicular morphology. They differ from the other known Tedania , especially with regard to the ectosomal skeleton composed of stylotornotes. Hasta la fecha, solamente se han citado tres especies del genero Tedania Gray, 1867 en la Peninsula Iberica: T. anhelans (Lieberkuhn, 1859), T. toxicalis Laubenfels, 1930, y T. suctoria Schmidt, 1870, de las cuales, solo una ( T. anhelans ) es considerada como valida en estas...