Species of sponge
| Esperiopsis cimensis
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| Esperiopsis cimensis sp. nov., Holotype ZMA Por. 07282. A. Habit encrusting a volcanic rock (indicated by arrow). B. Cross section of peripheral skeleton showing plumose spicule brushes. C-E. SEM and light microscopy images of spicules. D. Style. D1. Detail of apices. C. Sigmas. C1. Large sigma. C2. Small sigma. E. Palmate isochelae. E1. Left: large chela in dorsal view; right: large chela in side view. E2. Small chela.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Porifera
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| Class:
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Demospongiae
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| Order:
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Poecilosclerida
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| Family:
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Esperiopsidae
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| Genus:
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Esperiopsis
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| Species:
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E. cimensis
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| Binomial name
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Esperiopsis cimensis
van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2012
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Esperiopsis cimensis is a species of demosponges found in the Atlantic waters around Cape Verde, western Africa.[1] The species name is named after the type locality, Ilhéu de Cima.[2]
The species was discovered in 1986 in the waters southeast of Ilhéu de Cima, one of the Ilhéus do Rombo, north of the island Brava, at 165 m depth, on hard bottom with yellow calcareous sand. This is the only place where it has been observed.[2]
References
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