Spongia lesleighae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Spongiidae
Genus: Spongia
Subgenus: Spongia (Spongia)
Species: Spongia lesleighae

Name

Spongia lesleighae Helmy, El Serehy, Mohamed & Van Soest, 2004: 89

• Holotype: ZMA Por. 17350, collected by T. Helmy on 22 July 2000.
• Type locality: “El Rowaisia, 5 m”, 28°10’59”N 34°26’28”E, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt.

References

Primary references

• Helmy, T., El Serehy, H., Mohamed, S.Z. & Van Soest, R.W.M. 2004. Description and classification of dictyoceratid sponges from the northern Red Sea. Beaufortia 54(6): 81–91. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Spongia lesleighae in the World Register of Marine Species