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Biodiversity and structure of marine sponge assemblages around a subtropical island

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We evaluated the structural responses of marine sponge assemblages to different substrates as well as their positioning around Ilha Grande, a local hotspot of marine biodiversity sheltered in a bay area off Southeast Brazil. Sampling sites were distributed between sides of the island facing the continent (North) and ocean (South) across two depth-dependent substrates. As proved by ordination and permutation analyses, these two factors accounted for nearly half the variation observed among assemblages, either with species abundance or coverage area data. Out of 46 OTUs surveyed (~ 3000 individuals), Tedania (Tedania) ignis, Scopalina ruetzleri, and Iotrochota arenosa dominated the community, even though most of the dissimilarity detected among assemblages relied on 20% of the OTUs. The northern side was proved as more diverse, and the south-facing side held more unspecific, putatively new OTUs. Assemblages dwelling on rocky-to-sandy interface bottoms were meager in species number, although they mainly included Dragmacidon reticulatum and the endemic Brazilian sponge Polymastia janeirensis. By highlighting structuring factors operating on Ilha Grande’s sponge assemblage, we hope to support future monitoring surveys on an environment increasingly impacted by human activities over the years.

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Authors thank the ‘Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Desenvolvimento Sustentável’ (CEADS) of ‘Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro’ (UERJ), Brazil, for providing laboratory facilities and accommodation at Ilha Grande, Brazil. The ‘Programa de Monitoramento de Ocorrências de Tartarugas Marinhas’ (PROMONTAR-ANGRA), Brazil, is thanked for logistic support on SCUBA dives. We also thank PhD Breylla Carvalho for the GIS mapping, and BSc Marcella Frazão for the microscopic slide preparations. MA Tatiana Afonso de Barros is thanked for language review. Authors are fully acknowledged for the significant contributions provided by reviewers and editors to improve this manuscript.

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HFMF thanks ‘Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior’ (CAPES), Brazil, for a master scholarship. GM and GLH acknowledge CAPES for research funding (Grant # AUXPE CIMAR 1986/2014). ELE, GM, and GLH thank ‘Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico’ (CNPq), Brazil, and ‘Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro’ (FAPERJ), Brazil, for grants and fellowships.

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HFMF, TSP, and GLH conceived the experiments. HFMF, ELE, and GLH conducted the field experiments. HFMF and ELE performed the taxonomical identifications. HFMF, TSP, and GM analyzed the data. HFMF and GM wrote the initial draft as part of HFMF master dissertation of the ‘Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Evolução’ (PPGEE) of UERJ. HFMF, TSP, and GLH wrote the final manuscript. All the authors improved the final manuscript.

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Fortunato, H.F.M., de Paula, T.S., Esteves, E.L. et al. Biodiversity and structure of marine sponge assemblages around a subtropical island. Hydrobiologia 847, 1281–1299 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-020-04183-4

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