Calthropella pyrifera

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Calthropellidae
Genus: Calthropella
Subgenus: Calthropella (Pachataxa)
Species: Calthropella pyrifera

Name

Calthropella pyrifera Van Soest, Beglinger, De Voogd, 2010: 72

• Holotype: HBOI nr. 12–XI–86–1–14, with fragment (schizoholotype) in ZMA Por. 07726, collected by K. Rinehart (Johnson SeaLink submersible) on 12 November 1996.
• Type locality: “Ecuador, Galapagos Archipelago, NE coast of Santa Cruz, Rocas Gordon, –0.546°S –90.116°W, depth 506 m”.

References

Primary references

• Van Soest, R.W.M., Beglinger, E., De Voogd, N.J. 2010. Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho–)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). ZooKeys 68: 1–88. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.68.729 Reference page. 

Links

• Calthropella pyrifera in the World Register of Marine Species