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Two new desma-less species of Theonella Gray, 1868 (Demospongiae: Astrophorida: Theonellidae), from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and a re-evaluation of one species assigned previously to Dercitus Gray, 1867

  • 1. Marine Environments, Natural Environments Program, Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • 2. Marine Environments, Natural Environments Program, Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. & Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.

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Hall, Kathryn A., Ekins, Merrick G., Hooper, John N.A. (2014): Two new desma-less species of Theonella Gray, 1868 (Demospongiae: Astrophorida: Theonellidae), from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and a re-evaluation of one species assigned previously to Dercitus Gray, 1867. Zootaxa 3814 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.4.1

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