Rossella racovitzae Topsent 1901
- Dataset
- A review of the Hexactinellida (Porifera) of Chile, with the first record of Caulophacus Schulze, 1885 (Lyssacinosida: Rossellidae) from the Southeastern Pacific Ocean
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Porifera
- class
- Hexactinellida
- order
- Lyssacinosida
- family
- Rossellidae
- genus
- Rossella
- species
- Rossella racovitzae
discussion
Remarks. This species is known from a single report off Chile; in the Sars Bank at the Drake Passage, by the United States Antarctic Expedition (59 ° 42 ’ 00 ” S; 68 ° 48 ’ 00 ” W, RV Eltanin, station 255), from a depth of 1043 – 1208 m (NMNH 44935). This species has a mostly Antarctic distribution, being widely distributed on the Antarctic shelf (Janussen et al. 2004).
Name
- Homonyms
- Rossella racovitzae Topsent 1901