Hamacantha hortae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Hamacanthidae
Genus: Hamacantha
Subgenus: Hamacantha (Hamacantha)
Species: Hamacantha hortae

Name

Hamacantha hortae Santín, Grinyó, Uriz & Lo Iacono in Santín et al., 2021: 12

• Holotype: MZB 2020-0967 (schizotype: MZB 2020-0927), collected by ‘ABIDES’ survey in 2018.
• Type locality: “Blanes Canyon, north-western Mediterranean Sea (41°37′642′′N 02°51′426′E), ca. 600 m depth”.
• Paratypes (2): MZB 2020-0968 (schizotype: MZB 2020-0927) and MZB 2020-0977, same data as holotype.

References

Primary references

• Santín, A., Grinyó, J., Uriz, M.J., Lo Iacono, C., Gili, J.M. & Puig, P. 2021. Mediterranean Coral Provinces as a Sponge Diversity Reservoir: Is There a Mediterranean Cold-Water Coral Sponge Fauna?. Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 662899. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.662899 Reference page. 

Links

• Hamacantha hortae in the World Register of Marine Species