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Deep-water sponges (Porifera) from Bonaire and Klein Curaçao, Southern Caribbean

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  • 1. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Department of Marine Zoology, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • 2. Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 57, 1780 AB Den Helder, The Netherlands. E-mail: erik.meesters@wur.nl
  • 3. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Department of Marine Zoology, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. & Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 57, 1780 AB Den Helder, The Netherlands. E-mail: erik.meesters@wur.nl & University of California Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM), 130 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USA. E-mail: lebecking@gmail.com

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Van Soest, Rob W.M., Meesters, Erik H.W.G., Becking, Leontine E. (2014): Deep-water sponges (Porifera) from Bonaire and Klein Curaçao, Southern Caribbean. Zootaxa 3878 (5): 401-443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3878.5.1

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