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Kobluk, D.R.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1989). Cavity dwelling sponges in a southern Caribbean coral reef and their paleontological implications. Bulletin of Marine Science. 44(3): 1207-1235.
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Kobluk, D.R.; van Soest, R.W.M.
1989
Cavity dwelling sponges in a southern Caribbean coral reef and their paleontological implications
Bulletin of Marine Science
44(3): 1207-1235
Publication
The cryptobiontic (cavity-dwelling) sponges from 32 growth framework reef cavities were
collected over the depth range 12 m to 43 m along the leeward side of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. The resulting sample of 1,245 specimens comprised 92 species, which showed a peak in species diversity at about 18m depth. Of the 79 species that show significant restriction of their depth rangcs in this study, most are known elsewhere to have different or greater depth ranges. However, 17 eryptobiontic sponge species in Bonaire appear to be depth restricted. This suggests that there may be a depth zonation of some cryptobiontic sponges, and opens up the possibility that with more study, cryptobiontic sponges may be of some use in ancient reefs as a paleoenvironmental tool. The presence of 10 species of endolithic sponge over a broad depth range shows that sponge bioerosion in the cavities is widespread, although it does not appear to be intensive. Based upon the amount of preservable skeletal material produced by sponges in these reef cavities, it appears that as much as 97% of the cryptobiontic sponge sample would be lost during fossilization, leading to the conclusion that the fossil record of cryptobiontic sponges may be a very poor representation of their actual importance in fossil reef cavity systems.
Caribbean region
Systematics, Taxonomy
Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870) (additional source)
Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974 (additional source)
Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973 accepted as Cliothosa delitrix (Pang, 1973) (additional source)
Desmanthus incrustans (Topsent, 1889) (additional source)
Dictyonella ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) accepted as Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) (new combination reference)
Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983 accepted as Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983 (additional source)
Diplastrella megastellata Hechtel, 1965 (additional source)
Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880 (additional source)
Erylus formosus Sollas, 1886 (additional source)
Monanchora arbuscula (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974 (additional source)
Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973 accepted as Cliothosa delitrix (Pang, 1973) (additional source)
Desmanthus incrustans (Topsent, 1889) (additional source)
Dictyonella ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) accepted as Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) (new combination reference)
Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983 accepted as Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983 (additional source)
Diplastrella megastellata Hechtel, 1965 (additional source)
Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880 (additional source)
Erylus formosus Sollas, 1886 (additional source)
Monanchora arbuscula (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Bonaire Exclusive Economic Zone for Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870)
Netherlands Antilles for Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Southern Caribbean for Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870)
Southern Caribbean for Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974
Southern Caribbean for Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973
Southern Caribbean for Desmanthus incrustans (Topsent, 1889)
Southern Caribbean for Dictyonella ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977)
Southern Caribbean for Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983
Southern Caribbean for Diplastrella megastellata Hechtel, 1965
Southern Caribbean for Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880
Southern Caribbean for Erylus formosus Sollas, 1886
Southern Caribbean for Monanchora arbuscula (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Southern Caribbean for Ptilocaulis marquezii (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (inaccurate)
Southern Caribbean for Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Netherlands Antilles for Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Southern Caribbean for Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870)
Southern Caribbean for Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974
Southern Caribbean for Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973
Southern Caribbean for Desmanthus incrustans (Topsent, 1889)
Southern Caribbean for Dictyonella ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977)
Southern Caribbean for Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983
Southern Caribbean for Diplastrella megastellata Hechtel, 1965
Southern Caribbean for Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880
Southern Caribbean for Erylus formosus Sollas, 1886
Southern Caribbean for Monanchora arbuscula (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Southern Caribbean for Ptilocaulis marquezii (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (inaccurate)
Southern Caribbean for Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864