Department of Molecular Biology, Ruder Bosković Institute, Bijenicka 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2010 Mar;54(3):1021-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.12.019. Epub 2009 Dec 28.
The freshwater sponge Eunapius subterraneus was described in 1984 on the basis of its morphology and unique ecological features. It inhabits caves in the Ogulin karst area as the only known stygobitic sponge, and an endangered karst species. We used three genetic markers with different evolutionary rates in phylogenetic analyses of E. subterraneus. All of the markers exclude this sponge from the genus Eunapius. Based on our results, we emphasize the need for revision of the taxonomic classification of E. subterraneus as well as the need for a thorough re-evaluation of freshwater sponge systematics.
淡水海绵 Eunapius subterraneus 于 1984 年根据其形态和独特的生态特征被描述。它栖息在奥古林喀斯特地区的洞穴中，是唯一已知的地下海绵和濒危喀斯特物种。我们在 Eunapius subterraneus 的系统发育分析中使用了三个具有不同进化速率的遗传标记。所有的标记都将这种海绵排除在 Eunapius 属之外。根据我们的结果，我们强调需要修订 Eunapius subterraneus 的分类学分类，以及需要对淡水海绵系统发育进行彻底的重新评估。
