Sarsinella, Alvizu & Xavier & Rapp, 2019

Alvizu, Adriana, Xavier, Joana R. & Rapp, Hans Tore, 2019, Description of new chiactine-bearing sponges provides insights into the higher classification of Calcaronea (Porifera: Calcarea), Zootaxa 4615 (2), pp. 201-251 : 241

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9B9884DA-18D5-4BC9-950F-0436E075AAF8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5584081
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/513F790D-FFFD-FF90-E994-D3BBFD584F1C
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Sarsinella
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Genus Sarsinella View in CoL gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Achramorphidae with syconoid aquiferous system and articulated skeleton composed of several rows of sagittal tetractines with short and conical apical actines, which are pointing to the atrium.

Etymology. Named after the father and son Michael Sars and Georg Ossian Sars for their pioneering work exploring the deep Norwegian Sea.

Type species. Sarsinella karasikensis sp. nov.