Neoernsta

Neoernsta
Neoernsta naturalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Dendyidae
Genus:	Neoernsta Deshmukh, 2023
Synonyms
ErnstiaKlautau, Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Rapp, Collins & Russo, 2013 ErnstaKlautau, Azevedo & Cóndor-Luján, 2021

Neoernsta is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Dendyidae. ^[1] It was originally erected in 2013 as the genus Ernstia to contain five species previously assigned to Clathrina . This name was later replaced by Ernsta and then Neoernsta to avoid homonyms with previously described genera. The genus name honors German naturalist Ernst Haeckel for his contributions towards sponge taxonomy and phylogeny. ^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Neoernsta: ^[1]

• Neoernsta adunca (Fontana, Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Pérez & Klautau, 2018)
• Neoernsta arabica (Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017)
• Neoernsta citrea (Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017)
• Neoernsta cordata (Haeckel, 1872)
• Neoernsta indonesiae (Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015)
• Neoernsta klautauae (Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015)
• Neoernsta laxa (Kirk, 1896)
• Neoernsta minoricensis (Lackschewitz, 1886)
• Neoernsta multispiculata (Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017)
• Neoernsta naturalis (Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015)
• Neoernsta pyrum (Sanamyan, Sanamyan, Martynov & Korshunova, 2019)
• Neoernsta quadriradiata (Klautau & Borojević, 2001)
• Neoernsta rocasensis (Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy& Klautau, 2017)
• Neoernsta sagamiana (Hôzawa, 1929)
• Neoernsta sanctipauli (Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017)
• Neoernsta septentrionalis (Rapp, Klautau & Valentine, 2001)
• Neoernsta solaris (Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017)
• Neoernsta tetractina (Klautau & Borojević, 2001)
• Neoernsta variabilis (Klautau, Lopes, Guarabyra, Folcher, Ekins & Debitus, 2020)

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Neoernsta Deshmukh, 2023". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
2. Klautau, M.; Azevedo, F.; Condor-Lujan, B.; Rapp, H. T.; Collins, A.; Russo, C. A. d. M. (2013). "A Molecular Phylogeny for the Order Clathrinida Rekindles and Refines Haeckel's Taxonomic Proposal for Calcareous Sponges". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 53 (3): 447–461. doi: 10.1093/icb/ict039 . PMID   23704365.