Euplectella sanctipauli

Euplectella sanctipauli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lyssacinosida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Hexactinellida Subclassis: Hexasterophora Ordo: Lyssacinosida

Familia: Euplectellidae
Subfamilia: Euplectellinae
Genus: Euplectella
Species: Euplectella sanctipauli

Name

Euplectella sanctipauli Castello-Branco, Collins & Hajdu, 2020: 7

• Holotype: MNRJ 17630, collected by E.P. Frazão (‘Shinkai’ submersible Dive 1337—sample 5(1), Iata Piúna Expedition) on 29 April 2013.
• Type locality: “São Paulo Ridge, Southwest Atlantic (28°24′11.88″S 40°58′53.76″W), 4,061 m depth”.
• ZooBank: 8688B44F-7CAC-4A5B-8EBE-07400366CA9C

Native distribution areas

• Southwest Atlantic: known only from its type locality, São Paulo Ridge, 4,061 m depth.

References

Primary references

• Castello-Branco, C., Collins, A.G. & Hajdu, E. 2020. A collection of hexactinellids (Porifera) from the deep South Atlantic and North Pacific: new genus, new species and new records. PeerJ 8: e9431 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9431 Reference page. 

Links

• Euplectella sanctipauli in the World Register of Marine Species

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