Cladorhiza vanessaekins

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poecilosclerida
Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Cladorhiza
Species: Cladorhiza vanessaekins

Name

Cladorhiza vanessaekins Ekins & Wilson, 2024

• Type locality: Cape Range Canyon, site CR10, Ningaloo region, Western Australia, Australia, 21°52′19″S, 112°42′46″E, 4435.9 m, dive S0343/016, Coll. Wilson, N., Rouse, G., Kirkendale, L. & Ritchie, J. on RV Falkor FK200308, 22 March 2020.

• Holotype: WAMZ100704

• Paratype: WAMZ100735, Cape Range Canyon, site CR13, Ningaloo region, Western Australia, Australia, 21°49′4”S, 112°30′39″E, 4514.2 m, Dive S0347/013, Coll. Wilson, N., Rouse, G., Kirkendale, L. & Ritchie, J. on RV Falkor FK200308, 27 March 2020. 28S GenBank Accession [OR198144].

• Etymology: Named after the first author’s sister Vanessa Ekins, in recognition of her invaluable service to the environment and her endeavours in revegetating riparian areas with native trees, to which this species represents arborescent morphology.

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.