Calthropella xavierae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Calthropellidae
Genus: Calthropella
Subgenus: Calthropella (Calthropella)
Species: Calthropella xavierae

Name

Calthropella xavierae Van Soest, Beglinger, De Voogd, 2010: 65

• Holotype: ZMA Por. 11376, collected by R.W.M. Van Soest, Snellius II Exped. Stat. 095 on 19 September 1984.
• Type locality: “Indonesia, E of Komodo, –8.4867°S 119.6167°E, depth 138 m”.

References

Primary references

• Van Soest, R.W.M., Beglinger, E., De Voogd, N.J. 2010. Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho–)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). ZooKeys 68: 1–88. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.68.729 Reference page. 

Links

• Calthropella xavierae in the World Register of Marine Species