''Sycon huinayense'' is a species 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 through t ...

found on light-exposed vertical substrates at depths of .Azevedo, F.; Hajdu, E.; Willenz, P.; Klautau, M. (2009). New Records of Calcareous Sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) from the Chilean coast. Zootaxa. 2072: 1-30 They are associated with the

mussel Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and Freshwater bivalve, freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other ...

species ''

Mytilus chilensis The Chilean mussel''Mytilus chilensis'' (Hupé, 1854)
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''. Members of the class Calcarea are hermaphroditic. The type locality is

Comau Fjord Comau Fjord, also known as Leptepu Fjord, is a fjord that penetrates the mainland of Chile, in Los Lagos Region. It runs in a generally north–south direction from the Gulf of Ancud 250px, Map of the Sea of Chiloé and nearby roads. The Gulf ...

, Chile. It was named after Fundación San Ignácio del Huinay. The

zygote A zygote (, ) is a eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes. The zygote's genome is a combination of the DNA in each gamete, and contains all of the genetic information of a new individual organism. In multicellula ...

develops into either coeloblastula or amphiblastula larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge. It is harmless to humans.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3466931 Leucosolenida Animals described in 2009