Bergquistia
Genus of sponges
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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.
| 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 | |
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
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