Plakortis sp. indet. 3

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Plakortis sp. 3; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Porifera; class: Homoscleromorpha; order: Homosclerophorida; family: Plakinidae; genus: Plakortis; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Maldives; locality: North Male’, Vaavu, Addu; minimumDepthInMeters: 30; maximumDepthInMeters: 120; locationRemarks: Nekton Maldives Mission; Identification: identifiedBy: Farah Amjad, Paris Stefanoudis, Toufiek Samaai; dateIdentified: 2022, 2023; identificationRemarks: Identified only from imagery; Event: samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR Snorkel; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation