Xestospongia arenosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Haplosclerida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Haplosclerida

Familia: Petrosiidae
Genus: Xestospongia
Species: Xestospongia arenosa

Name

Xestospongia arenosa Van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001: 110

• Holotype: ZMA Por. 6404, collected by W.H. de Weerdt on 9 December 1986.
• Type locality: “Curaçao, Cornelisbaai, 14 m”.

References

Primary references

• van Soest, R.W.M. & de Weerdt, W.H. 2001. New records of Xestospongia species (Haplosclerida: Petrosiidae) from the Curaçao reefs, with a description of a new species. Beaufortia 51(7): 109–117. PDF Reference page.