Biology:Amphilectus strepsichelifer

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Short description: Species of sponge

Amphilectus strepsichelifer
Amphilectus strepsichelifer (10.5852-ejt.2012.18) Figure 4.jpg
Amphilectus strepsichelifer sp. nov., Holotype ZMA Por. 07564. A. Habit. B-C. Cross section of skeleton in light microscopy. B. Peripheral skeleton. C. Detail of peripheral tracts and clustered microscleres. D-E. SEM images of spicules. D. Style. D1. Details of apices. E. Palmate isochelae, in various stages of torsion.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[1] The species name is a combination of the Latin strepsis = twisted, and chelifer = bearing chelae, reflecting the twisted condition of the chelae.[2]

The species was discovered in 1986 in the waters of Canal de São Vicente, west of São Vicente, at about 350 m depth, on hard bottom. This is the only place where it has been observed.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13366547 entry