Porifera taxon details
Tetrapocillon atlanticus van Soest, 1988
168411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168411)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Van Soest, R.W.M. (1988). <i>Tetrapocillon atlanticus</i> n. sp. (Porifera, Poecilosclerida) from the Cape Verde islands. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 38 (2): 37-46. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 37-38 [details]
page(s): 37-38 [details]
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Holotype ZMA POR. 6226, geounit Cape Verde
Holotype ZMA POR. 6226, geounit Cape Verde [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Tetrapocillon atlanticus van Soest, 1988. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=168411 on 2024-07-01
original description
Van Soest, R.W.M. (1988). <i>Tetrapocillon atlanticus</i> n. sp. (Porifera, Poecilosclerida) from the Cape Verde islands. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 38 (2): 37-46. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 37-38 [details]
page(s): 37-38 [details]
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Holotype ZMA POR. 6226, geounit Cape Verde [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Ecology Dredged up from 70m with 1.2 m Agassiz trawl, bottom calcareous nodules (dead Corallinaceae), which is a common type of bottom on the upper slopes of the Cape Verde Islands [details]