Farrea omniclavata

Farrea omniclavata is a species of sea sponge first found at the bottom of shelf, canyon and seamounts of the west coast of Washington, British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska.[1]

Farrea omniclavata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Sceptrulophora
Family: Farreidae
Genus: Farrea
Species:
F. omniclavata
Binomial name
Farrea omniclavata
Reiswig, 2014

References

  1. Reiswig, Henry M. (2013). "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.

Further reading

  • Du Preez, C., et al. "Cobb Seamount Species Inventory." Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci 3122 (2015).
  • Curtis, J. M. R., et al. 2012 Expedition to Cobb Seamount: Survey Methods, Data Collections, and Species Observations. 2015.


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