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Acanthascus malacus

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Species of sponge

Acanthascus malacus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Lyssacinosida
Family: Rossellidae
Genus: Acanthascus
Species: A. malacus
Binomial name
Acanthascus malacus
Reiswig, 2014

Acanthascus malacus is a species of sponge first found at the bottom of shelf, canyon and seamounts of the west coast of Washington, British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska.

References

  1. Reiswig, Henry M. (2014). "Six new species of glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida) from the north-eastern Pacific Ocean". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 94 (2): 267–284. doi:10.1017/S0025315413000210. ISSN 0025-3154. S2CID 86008144.


Taxon identifiers
Acanthascus malacus


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