Bergquistia
| Bergquistia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Dictyoceratida |
| Family: | Irciniidae |
| Genus: | Bergquistia Sim & Lee, 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Bergquistia coreana Sim & Lee, 2002
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Bergquistia is a genus of sea sponges in the family Irciniidae.[1] The genus was first described i 2002 by Korean zoologists, Chung-Ja Sim and Kyung Jin Lee,[1][2] who together with Young A Kim redescribed the genus in 2017.[1][3] The type species is Bergquistia coreana.[1] The genus name honours the New Zealand sponge taxonomist, Patricia Bergquist.
Species
The following species are recognized by WoRMS in the genus Bergquistia:[1]
- Bergquistia baculus Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017
- Bergquistia coreana Sim & Lee, 2002
- Bergquistia latus Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017
- Bergquistia ramus Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017
- Bergquistia textura Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017
- Bergquistia udoensis Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017
References
- ^ a b c d e Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J, eds. (2025). "Bergquistia Sim & Lee, 2002". World Porifera Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Chung Ja Sim; Kyung Jin Lee (January 2002). "A new species in the family Irciniidae (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida) from Korea" (PDF). Korean Journal of Biological Sciences. 6 (4): 283–285. doi:10.1080/12265071.2002.9647664. ISSN 1226-5071. Wikidata Q58133635.
- ^ Chung Ja Sim; Kyung Jin Lee; Young A Kim (28 December 2017). "New species in two genera, Sarcotragus and Bergquistia (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Irciniidae), from Korea". Journal of Species Research. 6 (spc): 135–147. doi:10.12651/JSR.2017.6(S).135. ISSN 2234-7909. Wikidata Q122063580.
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