Stupenda
Stupenda is a genus of sea sponges. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Stupendidae and is represented by a single species, Stupenda singularis.[1]
| Stupenda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Stupendidae Kelly & Cárdenas, 2016 |
| Genus: | Stupenda Kelly & Cárdenas, 2016 |
| Species: | S. singularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stupenda singularis Kelly & Cárdenas, 2016 | |
Habitat
Stupenda singularis is found near the Colville Ridge, in the waters of the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.[2]
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References
- Cárdenas, Paco (2016). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Stupenda Kelly & Cárdenas, 2016". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- Kelly, Michelle Kelly; Cárdenas, Paco (2016-06-02). "An unprecedented new genus and family of Tetractinellida (Porifera, Demospongiae) from New Zealand's Colville Ridge, with a new type of mitochondrial group I intron". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1111/zoj.12365.
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