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Hello
Merry chistmass to all. Hope you have a very prosperous new year.AND with warmest regards to Prof.Hooper and Prof. Soest. Im Wahab from IRAN.who is Ph.D Student in Anmal biosystematic.
I am interesting to study on marine sponges of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea (Iranian Parts). I know this is a difficult task, but im very interested to do that. So I need your help. Let me to tell that this is a first serious effort in Iran. I think we have a good diversity in Iranian Parts of the Persian Gulf as a result of Carbonate platforms in this section.
As a PhD student I studied a lot of papers in the field of traditional as well as molecular taxonomy of marine sponges from Prof.Hooper, Prof.Soest , Dr.Wörheide, Dr.Borchiellini, Dr.Erpenbect and others .
But I was confused about the Species Concept in marine sponges. Actually I don’t know which of the current species concepts is compatible to sponges. As I realized from the papers, Biological species concept is not applicable. Is the cohesive species concept is sutable or not?
I would really apprecieate if you help me about the Species meaning in sponges. As you know this is a basic issue for identification.
I am very enthusiast to hear you.
Thank you so much for your kind attention and sorry for inconvenience.
Sincerely yours
Wahab,PhD student, Tehran University
Scientific staff of Iranian National Center for Oceanography (INCO)
Hello
Merry chistmass to all. Hope you have a very prosperous new year.AND with warmest regards to Prof.Hooper and Prof. Soest. Im Wahab from IRAN.who is Ph.D Student in Anmal biosystematic.
I am interesting to study on marine sponges of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea (Iranian Parts). I know this is a difficult task, but im very interested to do that. So I need your help. Let me to tell that this is a first serious effort in Iran. I think we have a good diversity in Iranian Parts of the Persian Gulf as a result of Carbonate platforms in this section.
As a PhD student I studied a lot of papers in the field of traditional as well as molecular taxonomy of marine sponges from Prof.Hooper, Prof.Soest , Dr.Wörheide, Dr.Borchiellini, Dr.Erpenbect and others .
But I was confused about the Species Concept in marine sponges. Actually I don’t know which of the current species concepts is compatible to sponges. As I realized from the papers, Biological species concept is not applicable. Is the cohesive species concept is sutable or not?
I would really apprecieate if you help me about the Species meaning in sponges. As you know this is a basic issue for identification.
I am very enthusiast to hear you.
Thank you so much for your kind attention and sorry for inconvenience.
Sincerely yours
Wahab,PhD student, Tehran University
Scientific staff of Iranian National Center for Oceanography (INCO)