Cladocroce pansinii is a species of sponge discovered in 2023 in Vietnam.[1][2] The species is "rather common in Hạ Long Bay".[3] Samples of the same species may have been collected in Hawaii around 2020.[3][2]
| Cladocroce pansinii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Chalinidae |
| Genus: | Cladocroce |
| Species: | C. pansinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladocroce pansinii Bertolino & Calcinai, 2023
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References
edit- ^ Aspen Pflughoeft (June 29, 2023). "'Massive' creature found lurking in underwater tunnel and discovered as new species". Miami Herald – via Yahoo! News.
- ^ a b Steve Weinman (June 28, 2023). "Divers discover new purple & green sponges". Divernet.
- ^ a b Bertolino M, Cerrano C, Bavestrello G, Thung DC, Núñez-Pons L, Rispo F, Efremova J, Mazzella V, Makapedua DM, Calcinai B (2023), "New Insight into the Genus Cladocroce (Porifera, Demospongiae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Data, with the Description of Two New Species", Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11 (6): 1240, doi:10.3390/jmse11061240
Further reading
edit- "Cladocroce". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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