Sycon Elegans

	Sycon Elegans ''Sycon elegans'' is a species of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Sycettidae. See also * List of sponges of Ireland References Leucosolenida Animals described in 1845 {{calcarea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	James Scott Bowerbank James Scott Bowerbank (14 July 1797 – 8 March 1877) was a British naturalist and palaeontologist. Biography Bowerbank was born in Bishopsgate, London, and succeeded in conjunction with his brother to his father's distillery, in which he was actively engaged until 1847. In early years astronomy and natural history, especially botany, engaged much of his attention; he became an enthusiastic worker at the microscope, studying the structure of shells, corals, moss agates, and flints. He also formed an extensive collection of fossils. The organic remains of the London Clay attracted particular attention, and about the year 1836 he and six other workers founded The London Clay Club – the members comprising Dr Bowerbank, Frederick E. Edwards (1799–1875), author of ''The Eocene Mollusca'' ( Palaeontograph. Soc.), Searles Valentine Wood, John Morris, Alfred White (zoologist), N. T. Wetherell, surgeon of Highgate (1800–1875), and James De Carle Sowerby. In 1840, Bowerbank p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Calcareous Sponges The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species have three points, in some species they have either two or four points. Biology All sponges in this class are strictly marine, and, while they are distributed worldwide, most are found in shallow tropical waters. Like nearly all other sponges, they are sedentary filter feeders. All three sponge body plans are represented within class Calcarea : asconoid, syconoid, and leuconoid. Typically, calcareous sponges are small, measuring less than in height, and drab in colour. However, a few brightly coloured species are also known. Calcareous sponges vary from radially symmetrical vase-shaped body types to colonies made up of a meshwork of thin tubes, or irregular massive forms. The skeleton has either a mesh or honeycomb structure. Classific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sycettidae Sycettidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida. References http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131617 accessed 11 November 2010''Sycettidae''at Encyclopedia of Life The ''Encyclopedia of Life'' (''EOL'') is a free, online encyclopedia intended to document all of the 1.9 million living species known to science. It is compiled from existing trusted databases curated by experts and with the assistance of non ... Leucosolenida {{calcarea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Sponges Of Ireland There are 290 species of sponges recorded in Ireland, although the true figure is thought to be close to 500; 134 species were recorded off Rathlin Island alone. Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera; Sessility (motility), sessile aquatic animals without true Tissue (biology), tissues. Class Calcarea (calcareous sponges) Order Clathrinida Family Clathrinidae ''Clathrina contorta'' (''Ascandra contorta'') ''Clathrina coriacea'' (''Ascandra coriacea'') ''Guancha lacunosa'' Order Leucosolenida Family Grantiidae ''Grantia compressa'' (purse sponge) ''Leucandra fistulosa'' ''Leucandra gossei'' ''Leuconia johnstoni'' ''Leuconia nivea'' Family Leucosoleniidae ''Leucosolenia botryoides'' ''Leucosolenia complicata'' ''Leucosolenia variabilis'' Family Sycettidae ''Sycon ciliatum'' ''Sycon elegans'' Class Demospongiae (horny sponges) Order Agelasida Family Hymerhabdiidae ''Hymerhabdia typica'' Order Astrophorida Family Geodiidae ''Pachymatisma johnsto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leucosolenida Leucosolenida is an order of sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate throu ...s in the class Calcarea. Species in the order Leucosolenida are calcareous with a skeleton composed exclusively of free spicules without calcified non-spicular reinforcements. References http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=sponges&selected=beschrijving&menuentry=groepen&record=Leucosolenida {{calcarea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]