Rediscovery after three decades of the freshwater sponge Metania kiliani on a terrestrial fern
do Valle Monteiro de Sousa, C.; dos Santos Lima, K.; Pinheiro, U.; ALMEIDA, T.E. (2025). Rediscovery after three decades of the freshwater sponge Metania kiliani on a terrestrial fern. Acta Amazon. 55. https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392202303981
In: Acta Amazonica. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia: Manaus. ISSN 0044-5967; e-ISSN 1809-4392, more
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- do Valle Monteiro de Sousa, C.
- dos Santos Lima, K.
- Pinheiro, U.
- ALMEIDA, T.E.
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| Abstract |
This study presents the second record of Metania kiliani (Porifera: Metaniidae) three decades after its description in 1992. The sponge was found on a herbarium specimen of the terrestrial fern Actinostachys pennula (Schizaeaceae), which is typically known to be absent from flooded environments. As sponges need at least some weeks to establish themselves on a support, this first record of a freshwater sponge on this fern suggests that A. pennula can withstand prolonged submergence. This is the first record of M. kiliani for the state of Roraima, Brazil. |
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