Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Plotkin, Alexander"
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Molecular phylogenies challenge the classification of Polymastiidae (Porifera, Demospongiae) based on morphology
Plotkin, Alexander; Voigt, Oliver; Willassen, Endre; Rapp, Hans Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Polymastiidae Gray, 1867 is a worldwide distributed sponge family, which has a great significance for understanding of the demosponge deep phylogeny since the former order Hadromerida Topsent, 1894 has been recently split ... -
Phylogeny and taxonomy of Polymastiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae)
Plotkin, Alexander (Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-22)This thesis focuses on the family Polymastiidae, one of the key taxa of sponges (phylum Porifera), an important component of marine benthos in the polar and temperate seas. The current taxonomy of this family is based on ... -
Polymastiidae (Demospongiae: Hadromerida) with ornamented exotyles: a review of morphological affinities and description of a new genus and three new species
Plotkin, Alexander; Morrow, Christine; Gerasimova, Elena; Rapp, Hans Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)All polymastiid sponges displaying ornamented exotyles are reviewed and their morphological affinities are reconsidered. The study embraces all known species of Proteleia, Sphaerotylus, Trachyteleia and Tylexocladus as ...