Chonelasma tyloscopulatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sceptrulophora
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classis: Hexactinellida Subclassis: Hexasterophora Ordo: Sceptrulophora

Familia: Euretidae
Subfamilia: Chonelasmatinae
Genus: Chonelasma
Species: Chonelasma tyloscopulatum

Name

Chonelasma tyloscopulatum Shen, Cheng, Zhang & Wang, 2022

Type locality: Hailong III ROV DY61/I, dive ROV01a, collected by Chengcheng Shen, Sep. 16, 2020, on the Ko-Hakucho Guyot in the northwestern Pacific Ocean (23.5037°N, 148.5735°E), depth of 2425 m, stored in 95% ethanol.

Holotype: SIO-POR-294 (original number: DY61-ROV01a-B09), SRSIO

Etymology: The new species name tyloscopulatum refers to the large scopules (scopule II), which are in the form of tyloscopules and have not been observed in other valid species of this genus to date.

References

• Shen C., Cheng H., Zhang D. & Wang C., 2022. Two New Species and One New Genus of Glass Sponges (Hexactinellida: Euplectellidae and Euretidae), From a Transect on a Seamount in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean Frontiers in Marine Science. 9: 852498. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.852498 Reference page.