Published June 13, 2019
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Sarsinella Alvizu & Xavier & Rapp 2019, gen. nov.
Description
Genus Sarsinella gen. nov.
Diagnosis. Achramorphidae with syconoid aquiferous system and articulated skeleton composed of several rows of sagittal tetractines with short and conical apical actines, which are pointing to the atrium.
Etymology. Named after the father and son Michael Sars and Georg Ossian Sars for their pioneering work exploring the deep Norwegian Sea.
Type species. Sarsinella karasikensis sp. nov.
Notes
Published as part of Alvizu, Adriana, Xavier, Joana R. & Rapp, Hans Tore, 2019, Description of new chiactine-bearing sponges provides insights into the higher classification of Calcaronea (Porifera: Calcarea), pp. 201-251 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on page 241, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3244638
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Achramorphidae
- Genus
- Sarsinella
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Leucosolenida
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Scientific name authorship
- Alvizu & Xavier & Rapp
- Taxonomic status
- gen. nov.
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Sarsinella Alvizu, Xavier & Rapp, 2019