Plakortis bergquistae

Plakortis bergquistae is a species of marine sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first described in 2011 by Guilherme Muricy.[1][2] The species epithet, bergquistae, honours Patricia Bergquist.

Plakortis bergquistae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Homoscleromorpha
Order: Homosclerophorida
Family: Plakinidae
Genus: Plakortis
Species:
P. bergquistae
Binomial name
Plakortis bergquistae
Muricy, 2011

Distribution

The holotype was collected near Bitung, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi Sea.[1] In Australia it is found in the IMCRA region "Northwest Shelf Transition".[1]

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Plakortis bergquistae". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. Guilherme Muricy (30 June 2010). "Diversity of Indo-Australian Plakortis (Demospongiae: Plakinidae), with description of four new species". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 91 (02): 303–319. doi:10.1017/S0025315410000743. ISSN 0025-3154. Wikidata Q56044141.


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