Boring Sponge

	Boring Sponge Boring sponge may refer to several different species of sponges: * '' Cliona californiana'', the yellow boring sponge or sulphur sponge * '' Cliona celata'', commonly named the red boring sponge * ''Cliona viridis'', commonly named the green boring sponge * ''Dragmacidon lunaecharta ''Dragmacidon lunaecharta'', also known as the red ball sponge or red boring sponge, is a species of sea sponge found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It feeds on plankton. These sponges do not attach themselves to rocks or the sea floor but drift ...'', commonly named the red boring sponge * '' Pione vastifica'', commonly named the red boring sponge {{Animal common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cliona Californiana ''Cliona californiana'', the yellow boring sponge, boring sponge or sulphur sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging to the family Clionaidae. It is native to the north-eastern Pacific Ocean and burrows into the shell valves of bivalve molluscs. Description The yellow boring sponge inhabits living bivalve molluscs, boring into the shell valves. The only parts of the sponge which are visible from the outside are small yellow patches up to in diameter, sometimes containing small oscula (openings). The sponge spicules are silicaceous (glassy) and are scattered throughout the sponge tissues. They consist entirely of megascleres known as "tylostyles", which are a kind of spicule with a single shaft, with a point on one end and a knob on the other. These characteristic spicules distinguish this sponge from any other sponge species found in the locality. Distribution and habitat The yellow boring sponge is native to the north-eastern Pacific Ocean, its range extending from Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cliona Celata ''Cliona celata'', occasionally called the boring sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging the family Clionaidae.Hansson, H.G. (Comp.), 1999. NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian marine Porifera (Spongiaria) Check- List. Internet pdf Ed., June 1999. It is found worldwide. This sponge creates round holes up to in diameter in limestone or the shells of molluscs, especially oysters. The sponge itself is often visible as a rather featureless yellow or orange lump at the bottom of the hole. Habitat These sponges are common in southern New England and in Narragansett Bay. They also live in the Bahamas and the western Atlantic Ocean. They usually live in lagoons or on reefs. They will sometimes make their home on dead mollusks or other shelled creatures. Reproduction This animal can reproduce asexually and sexually. They can simply separate by mitosis, as single cells do, or they can release sperm into the water in hopes of them finding a female's eggs. They may als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cliona Viridis ''Cliona viridis'', commonly called the green boring sponge, is a species of demosponge in the family Clionaidae. Its form varies according to the nature of the surface on which it grows. In limestone and other calcareous substrates it excavates channels and chambers while on other types of rock it encrusts the surface or forms massive structures. It is native to the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Description ''Cliona viridis'' is an excavating sponge and on calcareous substrates, the mass of the sponge is largely unseen beneath the surface with just the osculi (exhalent openings) and ostioles (inhalent pores) projecting. The osculi are a few millimetres wide and are yellowish-green or light brown with pale rims. The ostioles are grouped together on flat-topped, sieve-like protuberances which may be white, yellow or brownish-green. The colour is due to the zooxanthellae which are present in the tissues. The exterior appearance of this sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dragmacidon Lunaecharta ''Dragmacidon lunaecharta'', also known as the red ball sponge or red boring sponge, is a species of sea sponge found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It feeds on plankton. These sponges do not attach themselves to rocks or the sea floor but drift in water currents. Its main predators are seaslugs. It has been kept in home aquariums. Taxonomy It was first described in 1886 by Stuart Oliver Ridley and Arthur Dendy as ''Axinella lunaecharta,'' but in 1887, in their final report, they transferred it to the genus, ''Pseudaxinella.'' In 1917, E.F. Hallman revised some genera in the family, Axinellidae, and transferred it to the genus, ''Dragmacidon ''Dragmacidon'' is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae, first described in 1917 by E.F.Hallman . List of species '' Dragmacidon agariciforme'' (Dendy, 1905) '' Dragmacidon alvarezae'' Zea & Pulido, 2016 '' Dragmacidon australe'' (B ...''. References External links Plate XXXVII ''Axinella lunaecharta'' Axinellida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]