Abyssocladia janusi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poecilosclerida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Poecilosclerida

Familia: Cladorhizidae
Genus: Abyssocladia
Species: Abyssocladia janusi

Name

Abyssocladia janusi Ekins & Wilson, 2024

• Type locality: Bremer Canyon system, Knob C, Site FK20_312_10B, Western Australia, Australia, 35°3′16″S, 119°44′30″E, 3302.21 m, Dive S0312, ROV SuBastian, Coll. Hosie, A.M & Hara, A. on RV Falkor, cruise FK200126, 28 January 2020.

• Holotype: WAMZ105001

• Etymology: Named after the Roman God Janus, who has two or four faces, in recognition of the many faces of the sponge body.

References

• Ekins M. & Wilson N.G. 2024. New carnivorous sponges (Porifera: Cladorhizidae) from Western Australia, collected by a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Scientific Reports 14(1): 22173. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72917-8 Reference page.