Euplectella cucumer

{{Short description|Species of sponge}} {{Speciesbox | authority = Owen, 1857 | taxon = Euplectella cucumer }}

'''''Euplectella cucumer''''' is a species of glass sponge in the family Euplectellidae.<ref>de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Carballo, J.L.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2023). World Porifera Database. ''Euplectella cucumer'' Owen, 1857. Accessed through [https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171899 WoRMS on 2023-06-05.]</ref> It has been found around the Seychelles.

==Etymology== The generic name, ''Euplectella'', is derived from the Latin {{Lang|la|plecto}}, meaning "to weave", and the prefix ''eu-'', in reference to the "complexity of the interweaving of its component threads".<ref name="owen1857">Owen, R. (1857). Description of a new Species of ''Euplectella'' (''Euplectella cucumer'', O.). ''Transactions of the Linnean Society of London''. 22(2): 117-123, pl. XXI. Accessed via [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/14270 Biodiversity Heritage Library] 2023-06-05.</ref>

The specific epithet, ''cucumer'', is derived from the Latin {{Lang|la|cucumeris}}, meaning "cucumber", due to the fact that the shape of the species' body resembles a cucumber.<ref name="owen1857" />

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Category:Hexactinellida Category:Sponges described in 1857 Category:Taxa named by Richard Owen