Cliona acephala

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Clionaidae
Genus: Cliona
Species: Cliona acephala

Name

Cliona acephala Zea & López-Victoria, 2016: 585

• Holotype: SICN-MHN(Po) 226, collected by S. Zea on 20 March 1981.
• Type locality: “Bahía de Santa Marta, Punta de Betín (11°15’1” N, 74°13’13” W), completely covering a coral head, rocky shore, 4 m depth”.

References

Primary references

• Zea, S. & López-Victoria, M. 2016. Cliona acephala (Porifera: Demospongiae: Clionaida), a new encrusting excavating reef sponge from the Colombian Caribbean belonging to the Cliona viridis species complex. Zootaxa 4178(4): 583–592. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4178.4.8 Reference page. 

Links

• Cliona acephala in the World Register of Marine Species