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Echinoclathria Gibbosa
''Echinoclathria'' is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae. Species Species in the genus include: * '' Echinoclathria arborea'' (Tanita, 1968) * '' Echinoclathria arcifera'' (Schmidt, 1880) * '' Echinoclathria atlantica'' Sarà, 1978 * ''Echinoclathria axinelloides'' (Dendy, 1896) * '' Echinoclathria bergquistae'' Hooper, 1996 * '' Echinoclathria beringensis'' (Hentschel, 1929) * '' Echinoclathria chalinoides'' (Carter, 1885) * '' Echinoclathria confragosa'' (Hallmann, 1912) * '' Echinoclathria contexta'' Sarà, 1978 * ''Echinoclathria dichotoma'' (Lévi, 1963) * '' Echinoclathria digitata'' (Lendenfeld, 1888) * '' Echinoclathria digitiformis'' (Row, 1911) * '' Echinoclathria egena'' Wiedenmayer, 1989 * '' Echinoclathria gibbosa'' (Keller, 1889) * ''Echinoclathria inornata'' (Hallmann, 1912) * ''Echinoclathria leporina'' (Lamarck, 1814) * ''Echinoclathria levii'' Hooper, 1996 * ''Echinoclathria minor'' (Burton, 1959) * '' Echinoclathria nodosa'' Carter, 1885 * '' Ech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinoclathria Dichotoma
The tree sponge (''Echinoclathria dichotoma'') is a species of demosponge.Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. ''Afr. Nat. Hist''. 1(1):1-96 It is known from the west coast of South Africa to Cape Agulhas. It is endemic to this region. Description The tree sponge may grow to in height. It is a bright red to dirty orange sponge which grows upright and branches like a tree. The surface texture is smooth and the branch tips are rounded. Its oscula are small (< and inconspicuous. The surface may be covered in a slimy mucus. Distribution and habitat This sponge is found on the south and west coasts of where it lives on rocky reefs subtidally to .[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |