Cladocroce pansinii

Cladocroce pansinii is a species of sponge discovered in 2023 in Vietnam.[1][2] The species is "rather common in Hạ Long Bay".[3] Samples of the same species may have been collected in Hawaii around 2020.[3][2]

Cladocroce pansinii
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C. pansinii
Binomial name
Cladocroce pansinii
Bertolino & Calcinai, 2023

References

  1. Aspen Pflughoeft (June 29, 2023). "'Massive' creature found lurking in underwater tunnel and discovered as new species". Miami Herald via Yahoo! News.
  2. Steve Weinman (June 28, 2023). "Divers discover new purple & green sponges". Divernet.
  3. Bertolino M, Cerrano C, Bavestrello G, Thung DC, Núñez-Pons L, Rispo F, Efremova J, Mazzella V, Makapedua DM, Calcinai B (2023), "New Insight into the Genus Cladocroce (Porifera, Demospongiae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Data, with the Description of Two New Species", Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11 (6): 1240, doi:10.3390/jmse11061240

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