Thoosa purpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Thoosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tetractinellida Subordo: Thoosina

Familia: Thoosidae
Genus: Thoosa
Species: Thoosa purpurea

Name

Thoosa purpurea Cruz-Barraza, Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero & Nava, 2011: 1009

• Holotype: MNCN 1.01/635, collected on 6 May 2008.
• Type locality: “Caleta de Bines, Isla Socorro (Revillagigedo), 18º44’10’’N 110º57’37’’W, 5 m depth”.

References

Primary references

• Cruz-Barraza, J.A., Carballo, J.L., Bautista-Guerrero, E. & Nava, H. 2011. New species of excavating sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) on coral reefs from the Mexican Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91(5): 999–1013. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410002079 Reference page. 

Links

• Thoosa purpurea in the World Register of Marine Species