Amphilectus strepsichelifer
| Amiphilectus strepsichelifer | |
|---|---|
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Esperiopsidae |
| Genus: | Amphilectus |
| Species: | A. strepsichelifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphilectus strepsichelifer van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012 | |
Amphilectus strepsichelifer is a species of demosponges found in the Atlantic waters around Cape Verde, western Africa. The name is a combination of strepsis (L.) = twisted, and chelifer (L.) = bearing chelae, reflecting the twisted condition of the chelae.
The species was first discovered on 7 September 1986 by R.W.M. van Soest during an expedition right after the discovery of Esperiopsis cimensis native to the waters near Brava. It was first found under the sea at a depth. The species are founded in the waters of Canal de São Vicente separating the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, they are founded in the channel and mainly west of São Vicente. It was named after where it was first found in 2012 by van Soest, Beglinger and De Voogd.[1]
The species inhabits deep waters between 250 and 400 metres and is found at hard sea-floors with yellow calcareous sand.[2]
References
- ↑ van Soest, Rob W. M., Elly J. Beglinger & Nicole J. De Voogd, 2012: Sponges of the family Esperiopsidae (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from northwest Africa. European journal of taxonomy, 18: 1–21.
- ↑ "Esperiopsis cimensis". Marine Species.