Advhena magnifica

Advhena magnifica

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: Bolosominae
Genus: Advhena
Species: Advhena magnifica

Name

Advhena magnifica Castello-Branco, Collins & Hajdu, 2020: 13

• Holotype: USNM 1424107, collected by Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas, ‘Deep Discovery’ ROV; Cruise EX1605L1, R/V ‘Okeanos Explorer’ on 4 May 2016.
• Type locality: “Pigafetta Guyot, E of the Marianas' Trench, Pacific Ocean (15°56′31.3836″N 148°36′53.3556″E), 2,028 m depth”.
• ZooBank: 52622D46-619E-432B-9D80-77795C5FD8A7

Native distribution areas

• Pacific Ocean: known from its type locality in the Pigafetta Guyot, east of the Mariana Trench, 2028 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

• Advhena magnifica in the World Register of Marine Species

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