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Golf Ball Sponge
Golf ball sponge may refer to several different species of sea sponges: * Any of the species in the genus ''Tetillidae'', found throughout the world * ''Tethya aurantium'', found off the southern African coast * ''Tethya samaaii ''Tethya samaaii'', also known as the red golf ball sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae Tethyidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Tethyida. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetillidae
Tetillidae is a family of marine sponges. Tetillids are more or less spherical sponges (sometimes referred to as golf ball sponges) which are found commonly in all marine habitats at all depths throughout the world. They are especially common in sedimented habitats. Over a hundred species have been described in ten genera. Reproduction Reproduction in tetillids is quite varied, although free-swimming larvae have not been seen in this group. In some species fertilized eggs are released which settle directly onto the substrate and develop ''in situ''. In other species the eggs develop within the body cavity of the adult sponge and are released as small adult sponges via localized breakdown of the pinacoderm. Genera * ''Acanthotetilla'' Burton, 1959 * '' Amphitethya'' Lendenfeld, 1907 * '' Antarctotetilla'' Carella, Agell, Cárdenas & Uriz, 2016 * ''Cinachyra'' Sollas, 1886 * ''Cinachyrella'' Wilson, 1925 * ''Craniella ''Craniella'' is a genus of marine sponges in the fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tethya Aurantium
''Tethya aurantium'', also known as the golf ball sponge or orange puffball sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae. It is spherical in shape, with a warty surface, and grows to about 10 cm in diameter. Oscula are present on the upper surface. The surface has sharp protruding spicules which can cause skin irritation if touched. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and North Eastern Atlantic Ocean, and from southern Namibia round the southern African coast to KwaZulu-Natal, usually on shallow reefs.Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' It was first described by Peter Simon Pallas Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811) was a Prussian zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia between 1767 and 1810. Life and work Peter Simon Pallas was born in Berlin, the son of Professor of Surgery ... in 1766 as ''Alcyonium aur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
