Abyssocladia johnhooperi

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 johnhooperi

Name

Abyssocladia johnhooperi Ekins & Wilson, 2024

• Type locality: Cape Range Canyon, site CR7, Ningaloo region, Western Australia, Australia, 21°53′52″S, 112°54′19″E, 2914.1 m, Dive S0338/015, ROV SuBastian, Coll. Wilson, N., Rouse, G., Kirkendale, L. & Ritchie, J. on RV Falkor, cruise FK200308, 17 March 2020. 28S GenBank Accession [OR198148].

• Holotype: WAMZ100664

• Etymology: Named for after John N. A. Hooper who is a prominent sponge taxonomist and introduced the first author into the wonderful world of sponges.

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.