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Amphilectus strepsichelifer

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Species of sponge

Amphilectus strepsichelifer
Amphilectus strepsichelifer sp. nov., Holotype ZMA Por. 07564. A. Habit. B-C. Cross section of skeleton in light microscopy. B. Peripheral skeleton. C. Detail of peripheral tracts and clustered microscleres. D-E. SEM images of spicules. D. Style. D1. Details of apices. E. Palmate isochelae, in various stages of torsion.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Esperiopsidae
Genus: Amphilectus
Species: A. strepsichelifer
Binomial name
Amphilectus strepsichelifer
van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2012

Amphilectus strepsichelifer is a species of demosponges found in the Atlantic waters around Cape Verde, western Africa. The species name is a combination of the Latin strepsis = twisted, and chelifer = bearing chelae, reflecting the twisted condition of the chelae.

The species was discovered in 1986 in the waters of Canal de São Vicente, west of São Vicente, at about 350 m depth, on hard bottom. This is the only place where it has been observed.

References

  1. "Amphilectus strepsichelifer". Marine Species.
  2. ^ van Soest, Rob W. M.; Beglinger, Elly J.; de Voogd, Nicole 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.
Taxon identifiers
Amphilectus strepsichelifer


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