Psammochela tutiae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Myxillidae
Genus: Psammochela
Species: Psammochela tutiae

Name

Psammochela tutiae de Voogd, 2012

Holotype: RMNH POR. 5490.

Paratypes: RMNH POR. 5509, Indonesia, Halmahera, Ternate Sulamadah I., stat TER.022, N 0°52'3.6", E 127°19'33.1", 06-11-2009, depth 20 m, Fieldnr #TER22/061109/260, coll. K. van Egmond; RMNH POR. 5475 Indonesia, Halmahera, Tidore SW of Tobala, stat TER.019, N 0°44'56.6", E 127°23'13.5", 04-11-2009, depth 30 m, Fieldnr #TER19/041109/226, coll. K. van Egmond.

Type locality: Indonesia, Halmahera mainland Tanjung Sidangolo, stat TER.020, N 0°53'39.6", E 127°29'28.1", 05-11-2009, depth 27 m. Fieldnr #TER20/051109/241, coll. Y. Tuti.

References

• de Voogd, N.J., 2012: On sand-bearing myxillid sponges, with a description of Psammochela tutiae sp. nov. (Poecilosclerida, Myxillina) from the northern Moluccas, Indonesia. Zootaxa, 3155: 21–28. Full article.