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Cladorhiza methanophila Vacelet & Boury-Esnault, 2002

PARATYPE(S)

Specimen

MNHN-IP-2015-464

Taxonomy

Porifera
Demospongiae
Poecilosclerida
Cladorhizidae
Cladorhiza methanophila Vacelet & Boury-Esnault, 2002

Origin

from the diapir Mount Manon, Barbados Trench
MANON 1992
4718
13° 46' 44.4'' N ; 57° 32' 30.5988'' O

Determination

Vacelet J. & Boury-Esnault N. PARATYPE(S)
, . - A new species of carnivorous deep-sea sponge (Demospongiae: Cladorhizidae) associated with methanotrophic bacteria. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 43: 141-148
 
Citation: p. 142-147