title: Two new species of the family Niphatidae van Soest, 1980 from Northeastern Brazil (Haplosclerida: Demospongiae: Porifera).
abstract: This paper deals with niphatid sponges from the coast of the Bahia State, northeastern coast of the Brazilian shelf (southwestern Atlantic). Two new species are described, Amphimedon estelae sp. nov. and Niphates luizae sp. nov. A taxonomic study of those samples is given, including description and illustrations. Both species were compared with their congeners present in the Atlantic Ocean.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Av. Nelson Chaves, s/n Cidade Universitária CEP 50373-970, Recife, PE, Brazil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: George Garcia
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Campus IX, Departamento de Ciências Humanas, Colegiado de Ciências Biológicas. rod. Br 242, km 4. CEP 47806-972, Barreiras, BA, Brazil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Loyana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Docio
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Av. Nelson Chaves, s/n Cidade Universitária CEP 50373-970, Recife, PE, Brazil.; Email: uspinheiro@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ulisses
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D001938:Brazil; D011161:Porifera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*