Asbestopluma is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Cladorhizidae.[1]
Asbestopluma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Poecilosclerida |
Family: | Cladorhizidae |
Genus: | Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901 |
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1] They are typically found in deep water, however it is possible to find them in shallow water caves, as some have been observed in the Trois Pépés cave at La Ciotat (a commune in Marseille, France).[2]
Species:[1]
- Asbestopluma agglutinans Vacelet, 2006
- Asbestopluma anisoplacochela Kelly & Vacelet, 2011
- Asbestopluma belgicae (Topsent, 1901)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Bakran-Petricioli, Tatjana; Vacelet, Jean; Zibrowius, Helmut; Petricioli, Donat; Chevaldonné, Pierre; Raa, Tonći (2007-09-10). "New data on the distribution of the 'deep-sea' sponges Asbestopluma hypogea and Oopsacas minuta in the Mediterranean Sea: New distribution data on Mediterranean 'deep-sea' sponges" (PDF). Marine Ecology. 28: 10–23. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00179.x.