''Smenospongia echina'' is a species of
sea 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 through t ...
in the
class
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Demospongiae
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). They are sponges with a soft body that covers a hard, ...
. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1934 by
Max Walker de Laubenfels
Max Walker de Laubenfels (1894–1960) was an American spongiologist. He received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and his doctorate from Stanford University.
He was among the most prolific identifiers of new species of Caribbean ...
, as ''Polyfibrospongia echina''.
[Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1934). New sponges from the Puerto Rican deep. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 91(17): 1-28. page(s): 25-26]
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Smenospongia aurea
''Smenospongia aurea'' is a species of sea sponge found in the Caribbean in the class (biology), class Demospongiae. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1875 by Alpheus Hyatt, as ''Aplysina aurea''.
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Hallucinogenic fish
Several species of fish are claimed to produce hallucinogenic effects when consumed. For example, ''Sarpa salpa'', a species of sea bream, is commonly claimed to be hallucinogenic. These widely distributed coastal fish are normally found in t ...
References
Dictyoceratida
Animals described in 1934
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