Axoniderma australis
Axoniderma australis is a species of demosponge in the family Cladorhizidae.[1] It is known from type specimens found off the coasts of Tasmania and New South Wales.[2]
Axoniderma australis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Poecilosclerida |
Family: | Cladorhizidae |
Genus: | Axoniderma |
Species: | A. australis |
Binomial name | |
Axoniderma australis (Ekins, Erpenbeck & Hooper, 2020) | |
Synonyms | |
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Etymology
The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn), "wheel", and δέρμα (dérma), "skin".[3] The specific epithet comes from the Latin australis, meaning "southern", in reference to the species' southern distribution.[2]
References
- de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Carballo, J.L.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2023). World Porifera Database. Axoniderma australis Ekins, Erpenbeck & Hooper, 2020. Accessed through: WoRMS on 2023-06-05.
- Ekins, M., Erpenbeck, D., Hooper, J.N.A. (2020). Carnivorous sponges from the Australian Bathyal and Abyssal zones collected during the RV Investigator 2017 Expedition. Zootaxa. 4774 (1): 1–159.
- Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 18: 344, 493.
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