Stelletta mortarium is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Ancorinidae. The species was first described by Julio Alberto Díaz and Paco Cárdenas in 2024.

Stelletta mortarium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Ancorinidae
Genus: Stelletta
Species:
S. mortarium
Binomial name
Stelletta mortarium
Díaz & Cárdenas, 2024[1]

Distribution

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Stelletta mortarium was first found in the waters around the Balearic Islands, at a depth of 150 m (492 ft).[2]

Bibliography

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  • Díaz, J.A., Ordines, F., Massutí, E. & Cárdenas, P. 2024. From caves to seamounts: the hidden diversity of tetractinellid sponges from the Balearic Islands, with the description of eight new species. PeerJ. doi:10.7717/peerj.16584

References

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  1. ^ Cárdenas, Paco (2024). "Stelletta mortarium Díaz & Cárdenas, 2024". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ Díaz, J.A., Ordines, F., Massutí, E. & Cárdenas, P. 2024. From caves to seamounts: the hidden diversity of tetractinellid sponges from the Balearic Islands, with the description of eight new species. PeerJ. doi:10.7717/peerj.16584