title: Aleutian Ancorinidae (Porifera, Astrophorida): Description of three new species from the genera Stelletta and Ancorina.
abstract: Two new species of the genus Stelletta and one new species of Ancorina are described from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and compared to congeners of the region. This is the first record of the genus Ancorina in the North Pacific Ocean. Stelletta ovalae Tanita 1965 is also reported for the first time from the Bering Sea and Alaska.
authors.affiliation: Eichenstr. 14, 86507 Oberottmarshausen, Germany, and GeoBio-Center LMU München, Richard Wagner Straße 10, 80333 München, Germany.; Email: Lehnert@spongetaxonomics.de.
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lehnert
authors.affiliation: Auke Bay Laboratories, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 17109 Point Lena Loop, Juneau, Alaska 99801 USA.; Email: bob.stone@noaa.gov.
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska; D000818:Animals; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D011161:Porifera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*