Sarsinella Alvizu, Xavier, and Rapp 2019
- Dataset
- Description of new chiactine-bearing sponges provides insights into the higher classification of Calcaronea (Porifera: Calcarea)
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Alvizu, Adriana, Xavier, Joana R., Rapp, Hans Tore (2019): Description of new chiactine-bearing sponges provides insights into the higher classification of Calcaronea (Porifera: Calcarea). Zootaxa 4615 (2): 201-251, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Porifera
- class
- Calcarea
- order
- Leucosolenida
- family
- Achramorphidae
- genus
- Sarsinella
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Achramorphidae with syconoid aquiferous system and articulated skeleton composed of several rows of sagittal tetractines with short and conical apical actines, which are pointing to the atrium.
etymology
Etymology. Named after the father and son Michael Sars and Georg Ossian Sars for their pioneering work exploring the deep Norwegian Sea.
materials_examined
Type species. Sarsinella karasikensis sp. nov.