Polymastia atlantica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polymastiidae
Genus: Polymastia
Species: Polymastia atlantica

Name

Polymastia atlantica Samaai & Gibbons, 2005: 19

• Holotype: SAM-H4891 (fragment of holotype BMNH 1997.5.12.88), collected by M.J. Gibbons on 7 November 1996.
• Type locality: “Justin’s Cave, Oudekraal, Cape Town (33°58’S, 18°20’E), depth 9–10 m”.

References

Primary references

• Samaai, T. & Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. African Natural History 1(1): 1–96. Reference page.