''Svenzea zeai'' is a species of
sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...
belonging to the family
Scopalinidae
Scopalinidae is an family of demosponge
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). They are ...
, first described in 1998 as ''Pseudaxinella zeai''.
The species epithet, ''zeai'', honours the Colombian spongiologist Sven Zea who first collected it.
It is found in the West Atlantic Ocean,
and is a common sponge of off-shore reefs in the Caribbean
il produces the largest embryos and larvae so far recorded for sponges.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2184373
External links
''Svenzea zeai'': images & occurrence data
Heteroscleromorpha
Animals described in 1998
Taxa named by Rob van Soest