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The occurrence of Corvomeyenia carolinensis (Harrison, 1971) (Porifera: Spongillidae) in Connecticut

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Examination of spicules from a living sponge confirmed thepresenceof Corvomeyenia carolinensis in Mohawk Pond, LitchfieldCounty, Connecticut. Until recently this species had only beenreported from one locality in South Carolina. Based uponspiculeobservations in dated sediment samples this species appears tohaveexisted within Mohawk Pond throughout the past 100+years.

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    Gina M. Paduano & Paul E. Fell

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Paduano, G.M., Fell, P.E. The occurrence of Corvomeyenia carolinensis (Harrison, 1971) (Porifera: Spongillidae) in Connecticut. Hydrobiologia 350, 123–125 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003048202657

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