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It was first described as Leptoclathria haplotoxa Topsent, 1928, from Porto Santo, approximately 80 km northeast of Madeira, at a depth of 100 meters.
In September 2013, the first report came from the Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean) at a depth of 35 meters, which is a new discovery for the Italian sponge fauna and coral community.
Very little information is available about this small sponge species, including:
- Small, soft, crust-like sponge
- 2 cm in diameter.
- Bristly/spiny surface and easily recognizable
- Brick red in color.
Synonyms:
Clathria haplotoxa (Topsent, 1928) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Leptoclathria haplotoxa Topsent, 1928 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Microciona haplotoxa (Topsent, 1928) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Literature reference:
Bertolino M, Cerrano C, Bavestrello G, Carella M, Pansini M, Calcinai B (2013)
Diversity of Porifera in the Mediterranean coralligenous accretions, with description of a new species.
ZooKeys 336: 1-37. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.336.5139
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
In September 2013, the first report came from the Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean) at a depth of 35 meters, which is a new discovery for the Italian sponge fauna and coral community.
Very little information is available about this small sponge species, including:
- Small, soft, crust-like sponge
- 2 cm in diameter.
- Bristly/spiny surface and easily recognizable
- Brick red in color.
Synonyms:
Clathria haplotoxa (Topsent, 1928) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Leptoclathria haplotoxa Topsent, 1928 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Microciona haplotoxa (Topsent, 1928) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Literature reference:
Bertolino M, Cerrano C, Bavestrello G, Carella M, Pansini M, Calcinai B (2013)
Diversity of Porifera in the Mediterranean coralligenous accretions, with description of a new species.
ZooKeys 336: 1-37. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.336.5139
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
