Plakortis fromontae is a species of marine sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first described in 2011 by Guilherme Muricy.[1][2] The species epithet, fromontae, honours Jane Fromont.

Plakortis fromontae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Homoscleromorpha
Order: Homosclerophorida
Family: Plakinidae
Genus: Plakortis
Species:
P. fromontae
Binomial name
Plakortis fromontae
Muricy, 2011
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Holotype site[1]

Distribution

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The holotype was collected off Rat Island, Western Australia, in the Houtman Abrolhos and the species is known only from that locality.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Plakortis fromontae". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ Guilherme Muricy (30 June 2010). "Diversity of Indo-Australian Plakortis (Demospongiae: Plakinidae), with description of four new species". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 91 (02): 303–319 [7]. doi:10.1017/S0025315410000743. ISSN 0025-3154. Wikidata Q56044141.