WoRMS taxon details
original description
Maldonado, M.; López-Acosta, M.; Sitjà, C.; Aguilar, R.; García, S.; Vacelet, J. (2013). A giant foraminifer that converges to the feeding strategy of carnivorous sponges: <i>Spiculosiphon oceana</i> sp. nov. (Foraminifera, Astrorhizida). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3669(4): 571., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3669.4.9 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Boury-Esnault, N., G. Bellan, D. Bellan-Santini, C.F. Boudouresque, P.Chevaldonné, A. Dias, D. Faget, J.G. Harmelin, M. Harmelin-Vivien, C. Lejeusne, T. Pérez, J. Vacelet, M. Verlaque. (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 [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Maldonado et al. (2013, p. 573): "The species name "oceana" is to honor the non-profit organization for ocean conservation OCEANA, which was responsible for the field collection of the type material." [details]
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