Cymbastela stipitata

Cymbastela stipitata is a species of marine sponge in the family Axinellidae.[1]

Cymbastela stipitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Axinellidae
Genus: Cymbastela
Species:
C. stipitata
Binomial name
Cymbastela stipitata
Synonyms.[1]

The sponge was first described in 1967 by Patricia Bergquist and Catherine Tizard as Pseudaxinyssa stipitata,[3][2][1] but was assigned to the new genus, Cymbastela, in 1992 by John Hooper and Patricia Bergquist.[1][3][4]

It is found in Australia's coastal waters, from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north west coasts of Western Australia. It is a sessile filter-feeder, found generally in intertidal waters on coral reefs at depths up to 19 m.[3]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cymbastela stipitata (Bergquist & Tizard, 1967)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  2. Bergquist, P.R. & Tizard, C.A. (1967). "Australian intertidal sponges from the Darwin area". Micronesica. 3: 175-202 6 pls [189].CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Australian Faunal Directory: Cymbastela stipitata (Bergquist & Tizard, 1967)". AFD. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. Hooper, J.N.A. & Bergquist, P.R. (1992). "Cymbastela, a new genus of lamellate coral reef sponges". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 32 (1): 99-137 [106].CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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