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Porifera taxon details

Hexactinella agulhasensis Samaai, Janussen & Erpenbeck, 2026

1903036 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1903036)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Samaai, T.; Erpenbeck, D.; Janussen, D.; Janson, L.; Macdonald, A.; Sink, K.J. (2026). Hidden diversity of South African hexactinellid sponges across mesophotic reefs, shelf sediments, and canyon habitats, with the description of a new genus (<i>Amatholon</i> gen. nov.), a new family (Cyrtaulonidae fam. nov.) and eight new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5864(1): 1-67., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5864.1.1
page(s): 34-36 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  SAMC A096432, geounit Agulhas Bank  
Holotype SAMC A096432, geounit Agulhas Bank [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Hexactinella agulhasensis Samaai, Janussen & Erpenbeck, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1903036 on 2026-10-17
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2026-08-07 09:44:57Z
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original description Samaai, T.; Erpenbeck, D.; Janussen, D.; Janson, L.; Macdonald, A.; Sink, K.J. (2026). Hidden diversity of South African hexactinellid sponges across mesophotic reefs, shelf sediments, and canyon habitats, with the description of a new genus (<i>Amatholon</i> gen. nov.), a new family (Cyrtaulonidae fam. nov.) and eight new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5864(1): 1-67., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5864.1.1
page(s): 34-36 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype SAMC A096432, geounit Agulhas Bank [details]
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