| Asbestopluma ruetzleri Hestetun, Tompkins-Macdonald & Rapp, 2017 | Accepted name (WoRMs) |
| Status | senior synonym, original combination |
| ICZN valid name | Yes |
| Status ref. | Hestetun, J.T., G. Tompkins-Macdonald and H.T. Rapp, 2017 |
| Comment | Subgenus: Asbestopluma (Ref. 3477). |
| Etymology of Generic name | |
| Etymology of specific name | Named after Klaus Rützler, for his numerous scientific contributions to sponge taxonomy as well as his preliminary examination of the holotype recognizing its unusual anisochelae (Ref. 122613). |