TY - JOUR AB - The armoured propagules of the excavating sponges Alectona and Thoosa, which are the only stage of reproduction of sponges consistently observed in full planktonic conditions, have been interpreted as asexual because of their unique morphology among sponge larvae. Evidence for their sexual origin is presented... A1 - Vacelet, J. JO - Memoirs of the Queensland Museum N1 - Proceedings of the 5th International Sponge Conference
SP - 627 EP - 642 C1 - 44, 627-642 TI - Planktonic armoured propagules of the excavating sponge Alectona (Porifera: Demospongiae) are larvae: evidence from Alectona wallichii and A. mesatlantica sp. nov. In: Hooper JNA (ed) Origin and Outlook. Proceedings of the 5th International Sponge Symposium 1998. UR - http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=280007 VL - 44 PY - 1999 Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -