Galaxia, Turner, 2020

Turner, Thomas L., 2020, The order Tethyida (Porifera) in California: taxonomy, systematics, and the first member of the family Hemiasterellidae in the Eastern Pacific, Zootaxa 4861 (2), pp. 211-231 : 225

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4861.2.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:52EB6E6C-4258-4AED-8525-BBC69C338AEA
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4537901
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1966B10A-172D-4C7D-FF06-A30AFE6C3071
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Galaxia
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Galaxia View in CoL gen. nov.

Type species. Galaxia gaviotensis View in CoL sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Hemiasterellidae with thinly encrusting growth habit. Megascleres include tylostyles, styles, and oxeas. These are found in bundles parallel to the substrate and oriented vertically, piercing the sponge surface. Microscleres are asters.

Etymology. From the latin galaxia, referring to the milky way. Like a galaxy, the type species of the genus is packed with a diversity of stars.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Porifera
Class	Demospongiae
Order	Tethyida
Family	Hemiasterellidae

Specimens

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