DANERI G.

Until now, only 177 species of sponges (Porifera) have been reported for Chilean coastal waters. Here we describe recent scuba diving surveys undertaken to improve our knowledge of the diversity of the sponge fauna of the Seno Magdalena, Puyuhuapi Fjord and Jacaf Canal in Chilean Patagonia. Despite these relatively harsh environments, our study...

No description

This study deals with the sponge fauna of Puyuhuapi Fjord and Jacaf Canal (Chile), southern Pacific Ocean. The main preliminary result is the identification of 23 sponge species: 9 of them are probably new to science and 3 are new records for the Pacific Ocean. This further addition to the number of sponges known from the Chilean Fjord Region...

Chilean Patagonia hosts one of the extensive fjord systems in the world, spanning more than 1,600 km between 41 and 55S, and with a complex geomorphology and hydrography that supports rich and unique assemblages of marine fauna. The biodiversity of benthic organisms is possibly further enhanced by the geographic position of the region that...