Cyamon hamatum

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 hamatum

Name

• Cyamon hamatum van Soest, Carballo & Hooper, 2012: figs. 15A–C

Holotype: BMNH 1931.1.1.19a.

Type locality: India, 21 miles S.W.W. of Mangalore, 4 May 1888.

Etymology: The adjective hamatus (L.), means provided with hooks.

Mentions

• Cyamon vickersii Burton and Rao, 1932: 355 (S India).
• Not: Cyamon vickersii (Bowerbank, 1864).

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.