Amphilectus strepsichelifer
| Amphilectus strepsichelifer | |
|---|---|
| Amphilectus strepsichelifer sp. nov., Holotype ZMA Por. 07564. A. Habit. B-C. Cross section of skeleton in light microscopy. B. Peripheral skeleton. C. Detail of peripheral tracts and clustered microscleres. D-E. SEM images of spicules. D. Style. D1. Details of apices. E. Palmate isochelae, in various stages of torsion. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Esperiopsidae |
| Genus: | Amphilectus |
| Species: | A. strepsichelifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphilectus strepsichelifer van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2012 | |
Amphilectus strepsichelifer is a species of demosponges found in the Atlantic waters around Cape Verde, western Africa. The species name is a combination of the Latin strepsis = twisted, and chelifer = bearing chelae, reflecting the twisted condition of the chelae.
The species was discovered in 1986 in the waters of Canal de São Vicente, west of São Vicente, at about 350 m depth, on hard bottom. This is the only place where it has been observed.
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