Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Axinellida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Classis: Demospongiae
Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha
Ordo: Axinellida

Familia: Raspailiidae
Subfamilia: Cyamoninae
Genus: Trikentrion
Species: Trikentrion africanum

Name

  • Trikentrion africanum van Soest, Carballo & Hooper, 2012: figs. 26A–E
Holotype: BMNH 1939.2.20.9, preserved in alcohol.
Type locality: République du Congo, Pointe Noire, approximately at 4.7667°S, 11.8333°E, coll. E. Darteville, June 1938.
Etymology: The name is anadjective referring to the type locality.

Mentions

  • Trikentrion laeve Burton 1948: 757 (Congo); Burton 1956: 142.
  • Not: Trikentrion laeve Carter 1879.

References

  • van Soest, Rob W.M., José L. Carballo & John N.A. Hooper, 2012: Polyaxone monaxonids: revision of raspailiid sponges with polyactine megascleres (Cyamon and Trikentrion). ZooKeys, 239: 1–70. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.239.3734.
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