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Euplectella gibbsa

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Species of sponge

Euplectella gibbsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Lyssacinosida
Family: Euplectellidae
Genus: Euplectella
Species: E. gibbsa
Binomial name
Euplectella gibbsa
Tabachnick & Collins, 2008

Euplectella gibbsa is a species of glass sponge in the family Euplectellidae. It has been found in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Etymology

The generic name, Euplectella, is derived from the Latin plecto, meaning "to weave", and the prefix eu-, in reference to the "complexity of the interweaving of its component threads".

The specific epithet, gibbsa, is derived from the Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone, the species' type locality.

References

  1. 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. Euplectella gibbsa Tabachnick & Collins, 2008. Accessed through WoRMS on 2023-06-05.
  2. Owen, R. (1857). Description of a new Species of Euplectella (Euplectella cucumer, O.). Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 22(2): 117-123, pl. XXI. Accessed via Biodiversity Heritage Library 2023-06-05.
  3. Tabachnick, K.R.; Collins, A.G. (2008). Glass sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida) of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Biology Research. 4: 25-47. Accessed via DSpace on 2023-06-05.
Taxon identifiers
Euplectella gibbsa


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