Porifera taxon details
Oceanapia microtoxa Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
166972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166972)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1997). Shallow water Demosponges of the Galápagos Islands. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 104 (2): 379-467.
page(s): 452-453 [details]
page(s): 452-453 [details]
Type locality contained in Eastern Galapagos Islands
type locality contained in Eastern Galapagos Islands [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. Oceanapia microtoxa Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166972 on 2025-05-12
original description
Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1997). Shallow water Demosponges of the Galápagos Islands. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 104 (2): 379-467.
page(s): 452-453 [details]
page(s): 452-453 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Classification The possession of flagellated sigmas suggests this species could be an undetected member of Haliclona (Flagellia). If so, then the presence of toxas would be a new feature of the subgenus. Further examinatiomn of the holotype is needed to establish whether the flagellated sigmas are proper. [details]
