Bergquistia

Bergquistia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Dictyoceratida
Family: Irciniidae
Genus: Bergquistia
Sim & Lee, 2002
Type species
Bergquistia coreana
Sim & Lee, 2002

Bergquistia is a genus of sea sponges in the family Irciniidae. The genus was first described i 2002 by Korean zoologists, Chung-Ja Sim and Kyung Jin Lee, who together with Young A Kim redescribed the genus in 2017. The type species is Bergquistia coreana. The genus name honours the New Zealand sponge taxonomist, Patricia Bergquist.

Species

The following species are recognized by WoRMS in the genus Bergquistia:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J, eds. (2025). "Bergquistia Sim & Lee, 2002". World Porifera Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Chung Ja Sim; Kyung Jin Lee (2002). "A new species in the family Irciniidae (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida) from Korea" (PDF). Korean Journal of Biological Sciences. 6 (4): 283–285. doi:10.1080/12265071.2002.9647664. Wikidata Q58133635. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Chung Ja Sim , Kyung Jin Lee  (help)
  3. ↑ Chung Ja Sim; Kyung Jin Lee; Young A Kim (2017). "New species in two genera, Sarcotragus and Bergquistia (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Irciniidae), from Korea". Journal of Species Research. 6 (spc): 135–147. doi:10.12651/jsr.2017.6(s).135. Wikidata Q122063580. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Chung Ja Sim, Kyung Jin Lee, Young A Kim (help)