Plakortis hooperi is a species of marine sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first described in 2011 by Guilherme Muricy.[1][2] The species epithet, hooperi, honours John Hooper (marine biologist), an Australian sponge specialist.
| Plakortis hooperi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Homoscleromorpha |
| Order: | Homosclerophorida |
| Family: | Plakinidae |
| Genus: | Plakortis |
| Species: | P. hooperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plakortis hooperi Muricy, 2011
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Holotype site[1]
Distribution edit
The holotype was collected off Motupore Island, Round Hill Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea and the species is known from Papua New Guinea and the northern coasts of Queensland.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Plakortis hooperi". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Guilherme Muricy (30 June 2010). "Diversity of Indo-Australian Plakortis (Demospongiae: Plakinidae), with description of four new species". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 91 (02): 303–319 [7]. doi:10.1017/S0025315410000743. ISSN 0025-3154. Wikidata Q56044141.