Callyspongia pedroi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Haplosclerida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Haplosclerida

Familia: Callyspongiidae
Genus: Callyspongia
Subgenus: Callyspongia (Callyspongia)
Species: Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pedroi

Name

Callyspongia pedroi Busutil, García-Hernández, Díaz & Pomponi, 2018

Holotype: ANC 02.034 [Acuario Nacional de Cuba (Havana, Cuba)], Cuba, Joint Cuba–U.S. Expedition R/V F.G. Walton Smith, site C–12A, 22 May 2017, Collectors: M. C. Díaz & L. Busutil.

Type locality: Faro Roncali (W coast, Cuba), 21.868604º N 84.962657º W, depth 62.5 m, mesophotic coral reef

Etymology: named after Pedro M. Alcolado

References

Primary references

Busutil, L., García-Hernández, M.R., Díaz, M.C., Pomponi, S.A. 2018. Mesophotic sponges of the genus Callyspongia (Demospongiae, Haplosclerida) from Cuba, with the description of two new species. Pp 78-94 In Klautau, M., Pérez, T., Cárdenas, P. & de Voogd, N.J. (eds.). Deep Sea and Cave Sponges. Zootaxa 4466(1): 1–237. Reference page. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.9 Reference page.

Links

Callyspongia pedroi in the World Register of Marine Species

BHL bibliography
Callyspongia pedroi – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Callyspongia pedroi.
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