Suberites sericeus
Thiele
1898 (Sponge)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Hadromerida |
| Family: | Suberitidae |
Description
Color: Bright sulphur-yellow
Sponge forming flat crusts of moderate thickness, surface hispid with irregular projections; oscula are small and scattered, not connected by sub-dermal canals but a few irregular exhalent channels in this position sometimes open into them; pores are minute and not confined to restricted areas; consistency soft and somewhat elastic; stout horny membrane at the base of the sponge.
Skeleton composed of tylostyles of two types. Larger type have small sub-globular head and length range 0.23 mm-0.45 mm, thickness of shaft range 0.008-0.012 mm, diameter of the head range 0.010 mm -0.014 mm. Smaller type have length range 0.10 m-0.15 mm, thickness of shaft range 0.005-0.008 mm and diameter of the head range 0.008-0.010 mm. Spicules of larger type found in abundance throughout the sponge but smaller type occur in the central parts only.
Microscleres absent.
Color: Bright sulphur-yellow
Sponge forming flat crusts of moderate thickness, surface hispid with irregular projections; oscula are small and scattered, not connected by sub-dermal canals but a few irregular exhalent channels in this position sometimes open into them; pores are minute and not confined to restricted areas; consistency soft and somewhat elastic; stout horny membrane at the base of the sponge.
Skeleton composed of tylostyles of two types. Larger type have small sub-globular head and length range 0.23 mm-0.45 mm, thickness of shaft range 0.008-0.012 mm, diameter of the head range 0.010 mm -0.014 mm. Smaller type have length range 0.10 m-0.15 mm, thickness of shaft range 0.005-0.008 mm and diameter of the head range 0.008-0.010 mm. Spicules of larger type found in abundance throughout the sponge but smaller type occur in the central parts only.
Microscleres absent.
Synonym (s)
• Suberites sericeus Annandale 1915
• Suberites sericeus Thiele 1898
• Suberites sericeus Annandale 1915
• Suberites sericeus Thiele 1898
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Orissa INDIA (Record: 1995)
• Orissa INDIA (Record: 1995)
Literature Source(s)
- Pattanayak, JG (1995) Porifera Wetland ecosystem series 1: Fauna of Chilka lake ZSI, Calcutta 211-226 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
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