First report of the carnivorous sponge Lycopodina hypogea (Cladorhizidae) associated with marine debris, and its possible implications on deep-sea connectivity.
Carnivorous sponges
Connectivity
Deep-sea
Litter-fauna interaction
Marine litter
Protected species
Journal
Marine pollution bulletin
ISSN: 1879-3363
Titre abrégé: Mar Pollut Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0260231
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2020
Oct 2020
Historique:
received:
25
05
2020
revised:
19
07
2020
accepted:
20
07
2020
pubmed:
5
8
2020
medline:
9
9
2020
entrez:
5
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Nowadays, there are an increasing number of reports of deep-sea accumulation of marine debris, often associated with a wide array of pernicious effects on benthic fauna. Nevertheless, there is still a huge knowledge gap regarding the interaction of benthic organisms and marine debris. In this paper, we report for the first time the colonization of plastic debris by the protected sponges Lycopodina hypogea. The sponges were discovered growing on plastic debris tangled with nylon ropes on the Blanes canyon (northwestern Mediterranean Sea). Over 30 individuals of L. hypogea were identified attached on ca. 10 cm
Identifiants
pubmed: 32750596
pii: S0025-326X(20)30619-6
doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111501
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Plastics
0
Waste Products
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
111501Informations de copyright
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