Levantiniella levantiniensis Vacelet et al. 2007 ...

• Main Authors: Carella, Mirco, Uriz, Maria J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Porifera; Demospongiae; Tetractinellida; Tetillidae; Levantiniella; Levantiniella levantiniensis; Burton; Lamarck; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5988722; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5988722

Levantiniella levantiniensis (Vacelet et al., 2007) Species type. Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet et al., 2007 by monotypy. Synonymy: Cinachyra cavernosa (Lamarck, 1815 sensu Tsurnamal, 1969); Chrotella cavernosa sensu Tsurnamal, 1969; Cinachyra australiensis sensu Burton, 1936. Material examined: Paratype of Cinachyrella levantinensis MNHN-DJV 97 Vacelet et al., 2007, Ras El Bayada, Lebanon, 33°9.969'N 35°10.853'E, 6 m depth, 12 July 2003; three individuals (registration number: 06-07-2003- 1 _SLT_001), Selaata, Lebanon, 34°17' 17 N, 35°39'54 E, 20 m depth, 0 6 July 2003 and six individuals (registration number: 11-07-2003-2 _JNE_001), Jounieh, Lebanon, 34°01' 46 N, 35° 37' 18 E, 15 m depth, 11 July 2003. GenBank accession numbers (Szitenberg et al. 2013): TAU 25529 (JX177906 and JX177970), TAU 25568 (JX177904 and JX177969), MHNM 16194 (JX177905 and HM629803), DH S124 (JX177903) and TAU 25456 (HM629802). Description (Fig.2). The species morphology matches the genus diagnosis: globular sponges directly ... : Published as part of Carella, Mirco & Uriz, Maria J., 2018, Description of two new genera (Antarctotetilla, Levantiniella) and a new species of Tetillidae, pp. 295-321 in Zootaxa 4455 (2) on pages 298-301, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4455.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1457221 ...