Galaxia gaviotensis

Galaxia gaviotensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tethyida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Parazoa
Phylum: Porifera
Classis: Demospongiae
Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha
Ordo: Tethyida

Familia: Hemiasterellidae
Genus: Galaxia
Species:

Name

Galaxia gaviotensis Turner, 2020: 225

  • Holotype: CASIZ 235112, collected on 29 July 2019.
  • Type locality: “Arroyo Quemado Reef, Santa Barbara County, California, United States of America (34.46775, -120.11905), 15 meters depth”.

References

Primary references

  • Turner, T.L. 2020. The order Tethyida (Porifera) in California: taxonomy, systematics, and the first member of the family Hemiasterellidae in the Eastern Pacific. Zootaxa 4861(2): 211–231. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4861.2.3 Open access Reference page.