Research paper: Rediscovery of the Neptune’s Cup sponge in Singapore

We’ve reported earlier on the rediscovery of a long-lost treasure: The impressive Neptune’s Cup sponge, a species that was thought globally extinct for more than a century, was found again in Singapore waters by our scientists in 2011.

Now, that discovery has resulted in the publication of a peer-reviewed research paper stating all the details of the discovery and the specimen. The publication “Rediscovery of the Neptune’s Cup sponge in Singapore: Cliona or Poterion?” by Lim Swee-Cheng from the National University of Singapore (NUS) together with Karenne Tun and Eugene Goh from DHI Singapore was published in the “Contributions to Marine Science 2012. A commemorative volume celebrating 10 years of research on St. John's Island”.

Interested? Read the publication by clicking the link on the right.

A young Neptune's cup under investigation.