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A complete list of sponges of Peter the Great Bay (northwestern Sea of Japan) is presented comprising 40 species belonging to 27 genera, 19 families, 9 orders, and 2 classes. Information is presented about the biogeographical composition of sponge fauna of the bay, the depths of their habitats, and their substrates.
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Khodakovskaya, A.V. Fauna of Sponges (Porifera) of Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan. Russ J Mar Biol 31, 209–214 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11179-005-0074-x
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