Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) desmophora Kelly & Vacelet, 2011 
AphiaID: 578630

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Cladorhizidae (Family) > Asbestopluma (Genus) > Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) (Subgenus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) Topsent, 1901
Source		original description: Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J. 2011. Three new remarkable carnivorous sponges (Porifera, Cladorhizidae)from deep New Zealand and Australian (Macquarie Island) waters. Zootaxa 2976: 55-68  [details]
Environment		marine
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		type locality: Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Auckland Island [details] Central New Zealand [details] Macquarie Island [details] Northeastern New Zealand [details] Three Kings-North Cape [details]
Specimen		Holotype: QM G331844, locality Macquarie Island (Australian EEZ, Macquarie Ridge, Seamount 9 Hjort, Stn TAN0803/102) [details]
Feedingtype		carnivore [details]
Image		Asbestopluma desmophora added on 2011-08-09 - author: Vacelet, Jean qualitystatus: checked by Vacelet, Jean on 2011-08-09 09:47:16
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:578630
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2011-08-09 06:56:10Z   created   Vacelet, Jean
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		Citation: Vacelet, J. (2013). Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) desmophora Kelly & Vacelet, 2011. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=578630 on 2013-05-25