Placospongia caribica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Placospongiidae
Genus: Placospongia
Species: Placospongia caribica

Name

Placospongia caribica Rützler, Piantoni, van Soest & Díaz, 2014: 34

• Holotype: USNM 32873, collected by G. Hendler, I. Macintyre, P. Kier, T. Rath and C. Clark on 21 March 1979.
• Type locality: “Columbus Cay cave, 23 m”, Belize.

References

Primary references

• Rützler, K., Piantoni, C., van Soest, R.W.M. & Díaz, M. C. 2014. Diversity of sponges (Porifera) from cryptic habitats on the Belize barrier reef near Carrie Bow Cay. Zootaxa 3805(1): 1–129. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3805.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Placospongia caribica in the World Register of Marine Species