Cyamon argon

Cyamon argon

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Raspailiidae
Subfamilia: Cyamoninae
Genus: Cyamon
Species: Cyamon argon

Name

• Cyamon argon Dickinson, 1945

Holotype: AHF-NHMLA L35535, D34, preserved in alcohol.

Type locality: Cedros Island, South Bay, Hancock Pacific Expeditions, Velero Station 287–34, 28.09°N, 115.3°W, 18–27 m, among kelp, 10 March 1934.

Mentions

• Cyamon argon Dickinson 1945: 15, pl. 19 Figs. 37–38 (Mexican Pacific); van Soest, Carballo & Hooper, 2012: figs. 12A–C, 13A–G.

References

Primary references

• Dickinson, M.G. 1945. Sponges of the Gulf of California. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. Los Angeles, Calif.: University of Southern California Press. 11(1): 1–55; pls. 1–97. Online BHL Reference page. 

[see page 15, original description]

Additional references

• van Soest, Rob W.M., José L. Carballo & John N.A. Hooper, 2012: Polyaxone monaxonids: revision of raspailiid sponges with polyactine megascleres (Cyamon and Trikentrion). ZooKeys, 239: 1–70. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.239.3734.