Cleary, Daniel F. R. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-3390
Huang, Yusheng M.
Polónia, Ana R. M.
van der Plas, Martin
Gomes, Newton C. M.
de Voogd, Nicole J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade de Aveiro
Article History
Received: 30 May 2023
Revised: 15 October 2023
Accepted: 5 November 2023
First Online: 18 January 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: No animal testing was performed during this study.
: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies have been obtained by the authors from the competent authorities.
: Sequences used in this study have been uploaded to the NCBI ShortRead Archive (BioProject nr: PRJNA865713 and BioSample nr: SUB11909922).
: DFRC collected specimens in the field, analysed the data, and wrote the manuscript. NJdeV collected specimens in the field, identified the sponge specimens, and helped to write the manuscript. MvdP performed the laboratory analyses. ARMP and NCMG helped to write the manuscript.