Porifera taxon details
Abyssocladia johnhooperi Ekins & Wilson, 2024
1773389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1773389)
accepted
Species
marine
Ekins, M.; Wilson, N. G. (2024). New carnivorous sponges (Porifera: Cladorhizidae) from Western Australia, collected by a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 14(1): 22173., available online at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-72917-8 [details] 
Note Holotype: WAMZ100664, Cape Range Canyon, site...
Unreviewed
Type material Holotype: WAMZ100664, Cape Range Canyon, site CR7, Ningaloo region, Western Australia, Australia, 21°53′52″S, 112°54′19″E, 2914.1 m, Dive S0338/015, ROV SuBastian, Coll. Wilson, N., Rouse, G., Kirkendale, L. & Ritchie, J. on RV Falkor, cruise FK200308, 17 March 2020. 28S GenBank Accession [OR198148]. [details]
Distribution This species is presently known only from the type locality in Cape Range Canyon, Ningaloo region, mid Western Australia,...
Etymology Named for after John N. A. Hooper who is a prominent sponge taxonomist and introduced the first author into the wonderful...
Distribution This species is presently known only from the type locality in Cape Range Canyon, Ningaloo region, mid Western Australia, from abyssal depths. [details]
Etymology Named for after John N. A. Hooper who is a prominent sponge taxonomist and introduced the first author into the wonderful...
Etymology Named for after John N. A. Hooper who is a prominent sponge taxonomist and introduced the first author into the wonderful world of sponges. [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; 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.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Abyssocladia johnhooperi Ekins & Wilson, 2024. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1773389 on 2025-08-21
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original description
Ekins, M.; Wilson, N. G. (2024). New carnivorous sponges (Porifera: Cladorhizidae) from Western Australia, collected by a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 14(1): 22173., available online at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-72917-8 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution This species is presently known only from the type locality in Cape Range Canyon, Ningaloo region, mid Western Australia, from abyssal depths. [details]Etymology Named for after John N. A. Hooper who is a prominent sponge taxonomist and introduced the first author into the wonderful world of sponges. [details]
Type material Holotype: WAMZ100664, Cape Range Canyon, site CR7, Ningaloo region, Western Australia, Australia, 21°53′52″S, 112°54′19″E, 2914.1 m, Dive S0338/015, ROV SuBastian, Coll. Wilson, N., Rouse, G., Kirkendale, L. & Ritchie, J. on RV Falkor, cruise FK200308, 17 March 2020. 28S GenBank Accession [OR198148]. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | John Hooper's carnivorous sponge | [details] |
Unreviewed
