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Spawning of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in Belize

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Special thanks to the Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems program for funding and Klaus Rützler for his helpful comments. This is contribution # 709 of the CCRE program and # 604 of the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce.

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    Present address: Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, 701 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce, FL, 34949, USA

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    Raphael Ritson-Williams & Valerie J. Paul

  2. Center for Advanced Studies (CEAB, CSIC), 17300 Blanes, (Girona), Spain

    Mikel A. Becerro

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Ritson-Williams, R., Becerro, M.A. & Paul, V.J. Spawning of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in Belize. Coral Reefs 24, 160 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-004-0460-4

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