Euplectella sanctipauli

Euplectella sanctipauli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Hexactinellida
Order:	Lyssacinosida
Family:	Euplectellidae
Genus:	Euplectella
Species:	E. sanctipauli
Binomial name
Euplectella sanctipauli Castello-Branco, Collins & Hajdu, 2020

Euplectella sanctipauli is a species of glass sponge in the family Euplectellidae. ^[1] It is known from type specimens found off the coast of Brazil.

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". ^[2]

The specific epithet, sanctipauli, is derived from the São Paulo Ridge in the southwest Atlantic Ocean, the type locality of the species. ^[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. Euplectella sanctipauli Castello-Branco, Collins & Hajdu, 2020. 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. Castello-Branco, C.; Collins, A. G.; Hajdu, E. (2020). A collection of hexactinellids (Porifera) from the deep South Atlantic and North Pacific: new genus, new species and new records. PeerJ. 8: e9431. doi : 10.7717/peerj.9431