Esperiopsis cimensis

Esperiopsis cimensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Esperiopsidae
Genus: Esperiopsis
Species: Esperiopsis cimensis

Name

Esperiopsis cimensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2012: 11, fig. 6

Holotype: ZMA Por. 07282.

Type locality: Cape Verde Islands, SW of Ilheu Rombos, SE of Ilheu de Cima, depth 165 m, hard bottom with yellow calcareous sand, coll. R.W.M. Van Soest, CANCAP 7 Expedition stat. 030/05, 14.95°N 24.65°W, Van Veen grab, 23 Aug. 1986.

Etymology: Named after the type locality, Ilheu de Cima.

References

Primary references

Van Soest, R.W.M., Beglinger, E., de Voogd, N.J. 2012. Sponges of the family Esperiopsidae (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Northwest Africa, with the descriptions of four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 18: 1–21. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2012.18 Reference page.

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