''Soleneiscus apicalis'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species are triradiate (with three ...
in the family
Dendyidae
Dendyidae is a family of calcareous sponges, which six genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial no ...
.
[
The sponge was first described in 1931 by ]Holger Valdemar Brøndsted
Holger Valdemar Brøndsted (1893–1977) was a Danish zoologist, teacher and writer.
He earned his first degree from Aarhus University, and then studied natural sciences at the University of Copenhagen. This led to his working as an assistant t ...
as ''Leucetta isoraphis'' var. ''apicalis''.[
]
References
Clathrinida
Fauna of Antarctica
Sponges described in 1931
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