Biology:Axoniderma kensmithi
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Short description: Species of sponge
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Cladorhizidae |
| Genus: | Axoniderma |
| Species: | A. kensmithi
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| Axoniderma kensmithi (Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017)
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Axoniderma kensmithi is a species of demosponge in the family Cladorhizidae.[1] It is known from type specimens found in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California .
Etymology
The generic name, Axoniderma, is derived from the Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn), "wheel", and δέρμα (dérma), "skin".[2] The specific epithet, kensmithi, was given in honor of Dr. Kenneth L. Smith Jr., a marine biologist and ecologist.[3]
References
- ↑ de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Carballo, J.L.; 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.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2023). World Porifera Database. Axoniderma kensmithi (Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017). Accessed through WoRMS on 2023-06-05.
- ↑ Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 18: 344, 493.
- ↑ Lundsten, L.; Reiswig, H.M.; Austin, W.C. (2017). Three new species of Cladorhiza (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Cladorhizidae) from the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa. 4317(2): 247-260., doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.3.
Wikidata ☰ Q104176735 entry
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