Menshenina L.L.1, Tabachnick K.R.2 2022. New species of Docosaccus (Euplectellidae: Euplectellinae) from the Bering Sea // Invertebrate Zoology. Vol.19. No.2: 151–158 [in English].
1 Biophysical Department, Physical Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia.
2 Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. E-mail: tabachnick@mail.ru
doi: 10.15298/invertzool.19.2.04
ABSTRACT: A new species of Docosaccus (Euplectellidae: Euplectellinae) from the abyss of the Bering Sea is described. This species has a new type of the body shape — cup-like and additional types of microscleres with sigmoidal and onychoidal secondary rays. These new data allows to complete the previous generic diagnosis.
KEY WORDS: sponges, Bering Sea, abyssal, new species description, Hexactinellida.