''Soleneiscus radovani'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species hav ...
in the family
Dendyidae
Dendyidae is a family of calcareous sponges, which contains thirteen species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as ...
, and was first described in 1999 by
Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide is a German marine biologist who works mainly on marine invertebrates. He earned his doctorate in geobiology from Georg-August-Universität, following this with a post-doctorate at Queensland Museum (1998-2002), where he worked ...
and
John Hooper.
The species epithet, ''radovani'', honours
Radovan Borojevic
Radovan ( sr-cyr, Радован) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective ''radovati'' ("rejoice"), itself from root ''rad-'' meaning "care, joy". It is found in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, M ...
for "his substantial and pioneering achievements in calcarean taxonomy".
[
It is found in Queensland coastal waters,]
References
Taxa named by Gert Wörheide
Taxa named by John Hooper (marine biologist)
Clathrinida
Sponges of Australia
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