Astrosclera cuifi Wörheide 1998 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Astroscleridae

Full reference: G. Wörheide. 1998. The reef cave dwelling ultraconservative coralline demosponge Astrosclera willeyana Lister 1900 from the Indo-Pacific. Facies 38:1-88

Belongs to Astrosclera according to G. Wörheide 1998

Sister taxon: Astrosclera willeyana

Type specimen: Its type locality is Tilkideligi Tepe, Southern Anatolia, Turkey, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Turkey

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tilkideligi Tepe, Southern Anatolia, Turkey

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