Poecillastra macquariensis

Poecillastra macquariensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Vulcanellidae
Genus: Poecillastra
Species: Poecillastra macquariensis

Name

Poecillastra macquariensis Kelly & Cárdenas in Kelly et al., 2019: 17

• Holotype: NIWA 52640, collected on 4 April 2008.
• Type locality: “New Zealand - Subantarctic region of New Zealand, Seamount 5, Macquarie Ridge, NIWA Station TAN0803/48; 51.096° S, 161.976° E; depth 462–524 m”.

References

Primary references

• Kelly, M., Cárdenas, P., Rush, N., Sim-Smith, C., Macpherson, D., Page, M. & Bell, L.J. 2019. Molecular study supports the position of the New Zealand endemic genus Lamellomorpha in the family Vulcanellidae (Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida), with the description of three new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 506: 1–25. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.506 Reference page. 

Links

• Poecillastra macquariensis in the World Register of Marine Species