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Polymastia fluegeli n. sp. is described from deep water off the Aleutian Islands (Alaska, USA). P. fluegeli is disc-shaped and lives partly buried in the sediment, with only the papillae protruding above the surface. This new species has a basal layer of agglutinated sediment particles occurring between the choanosome and the ectosomal lower layer. This conspicuous sediment layer is not described for other species of Polymastia. Occurring spicule types and sizes are different from known species of the area.
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Special thanks to the crews of the RV Velero IV, Delta Oceanographics, and especially Dave Carlile for collecting the specimen. Thanks to André Freiwald and Sonja-B. Löffler for reviewing the manuscript and to Jürgen Titschack for improvement of the figure. This project was funded by NOAA Fisheries and the Alaska Fisheries Science Center
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Lehnert, H., Stone, R. & Heimler, W. A new species of Polymastia (Porifera, Hadromerida, Polymastiidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Facies 51, 49–52 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10347-005-0047-8
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