Deep-Sea taxon details
Abyssocladia sonnae Kelly & Vacelet, 2023
1656166 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1656166)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Hestetun, J.; Mills, S. (2023). New species of <i>Abyssocladia</i> and two new cladorhizid genera (Porifera, Cladorhizidae) from New Zealand and Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5270(1): 1-47., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5270.1.1
page(s): 16-18 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 16-18 [details] Available for editors
Holotype NIWA 35009, geounit New Zealand-Kermadec...
Holotype NIWA 35009, geounit New Zealand-Kermadec Lower Bathyal Province [details]
Distribution The distribution for this species falls just outside the Tonga Islands MEOW, so it is not shown for the two type specimens....
Distribution The distribution for this species falls just outside the Tonga Islands MEOW, so it is not shown for the two type specimens. In stead we depict the New Zealand-Kermadec Lower Bathyal 'GOODS' Province as the depth is also lower than is generally used for MEOWs. [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 sonnae Kelly & Vacelet, 2023. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1656166 on 2026-05-09
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Abyssocladia sonnae Kelly & Vacelet, 2023. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1656166 on 2026-05-09
original description
Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Hestetun, J.; Mills, S. (2023). New species of <i>Abyssocladia</i> and two new cladorhizid genera (Porifera, Cladorhizidae) from New Zealand and Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5270(1): 1-47., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5270.1.1
page(s): 16-18 [details] Available for editors
additional source Boury-Esnault, N.; Bellan, G.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Chevaldonné, P.; Dias, A.; Faget, D.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Harmelin-Vivien, M.; Lejeusne, C.; Pérez, T.; Vacelet, J.; Verlaque, M. (2023). The Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille: 150 years of natural history. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5249(2): 213-252. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.2.3 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 16-18 [details] Available for editors
additional source Boury-Esnault, N.; Bellan, G.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Chevaldonné, P.; Dias, A.; Faget, D.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Harmelin-Vivien, M.; Lejeusne, C.; Pérez, T.; Vacelet, J.; Verlaque, M. (2023). The Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille: 150 years of natural history. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5249(2): 213-252. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.2.3 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NIWA 35009, geounit New Zealand-Kermadec Lower Bathyal Province [details]
Paratype NIWA 155797, geounit New Zealand-Kermadec Lower Bathyal Province [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution The distribution for this species falls just outside the Tonga Islands MEOW, so it is not shown for the two type specimens. In stead we depict the New Zealand-Kermadec Lower Bathyal 'GOODS' Province as the depth is also lower than is generally used for MEOWs. [details]
