Axoniderma mexicana

Axoniderma mexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Poecilosclerida
Family:	Cladorhizidae
Genus:	Axoniderma
Species:	A. mexicana
Binomial name
Axoniderma mexicana (Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017)
Synonyms
Cladorhiza mexicanaLundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017

Axoniderma mexicana is a species of demosponge in the family Cladorhizidae. ^[1] It is known from type specimens found around Mexico.

Etymology

The generic name, Axoniderma, is derived from the Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn), "wheel", and δέρμα (dérma), "skin". ^[2] The specific epithet, mexicana, refers to Mexico, where the species' holotype was discovered. ^[3]

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. Axoniderma mexicana (Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017). Accessed through WoRMS on 2023-06-05.
2. Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 18: 344, 493.
3. Lundsten, L.; Reiswig, H.M.; Austin, W.C. (2017). Three new species of Cladorhiza (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Cladorhizidae) from the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa. 4317(2): 247-260., doi : 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.3.