Nicola tetela
Taxonomy:
Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Porifera; Calcarea; Calcinea; Clathrinida; Clathrinidae; Nicola; tetela
General info
Although yet a monospecific genus, the distribution of Nicola tetela comb. nov. is not restricted to a unique locality nor depth. This species occurs in the South of Bahia (Brazil) (Borojevic & Peixinho 1976) and in Curaçao, and from 5.6 m to 47 m of depth, which suggests that it may be present at least from the Northeast of Brazil up to the Caribbean Sea. New studies will probably widen the distribution of Nicola tetela comb. nov. and perhaps result in the discovery of other species of this genus (Condor-Lujan & Klautau 2016). The species has also been collected by Jaaziel E. Garcia-Hernandez from Puerto Rico, St. Eustatius, Curaçao, and Bonaire.