Pseudospongosorites

Pseudospongosorites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae
Genus: Pseudospongosorites
McCormack & Kelly, 2002[3]
Species:
P. suberitoides
Binomial name
Pseudospongosorites suberitoides
(Díaz, van Soest & Pomponi, 1993)[1][2]
Synonyms

(Species)

  • Spongosorites suberitoides Díaz, van Soest & Pomponi, 1993[2]

Pseudospongosorites is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae. Currently, the genus is considered as monotypic, consisting of a single species Pseudospongosorites suberitoides. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and on the Atlantic coast of the United States as far north as North Carolina.[4] This species is known by the common name Florida hermit crab sponge, so named because hermit crabs often use it as shelter.[5]

  1. ^ van Soest, R. (2014). 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.). "Pseudospongosorites suberitoides (Diaz, van Soest & Pomponi, 1993)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Díaz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ van Soest, R. (2014). 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.). "Pseudospongosorites McCormack & Kelly, 2002". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  4. ^ "Pseudospongosorites suberitoides" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  5. ^ "Hermit Crab Sponges". www.public.coe.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-13.