Smenospongia varispina, Sim & Lee & Kim, 2016
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2016.5.1.031 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D987FA-9A63-DB33-33A5-F905FEE9A9AD |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Smenospongia varispina |
| status |
sp. nov. |
8. Smenospongia varispina View in CoL n. sp. ( Fig. 8 View Fig )
Type specimen. Holotype ( NIBRIV0000321372 ), Korea: Jeollanam-do, Shinan-gun, Heuksan-myeon, Gageodo Island (Gukhuldo), 20 Jul 2007, Lee KJ, by SCUBA diving, depth 20 m, deposited in the NIBR.
Description. Thick cushion shape, size up to 13 × 8 × 3 cm. Surface, have low sharp conules, without membrane, and covered with many algae and other animals. Small oscules, 1-2 mm in diameter, open at top of sponge. Colour, beige in life turns to dark brown. Texture firm and compressible.
Skeleton: Primary fibres near surface, 150-200-300 μm in diameter, cored with only spicules, and dense spicules protrude out of fibres. Secondary fibres, 70-100 μm in diameter. Choanosomal primary fibres, 100-300 μm in diameter, and secondary fibres, 40-100 μm in diameter with rare spine.
Etymology. The specific name, varispina , is named after cushion shape of the sponge.
Remark. This new species is similar to Smenospongia spinulosa n. sp. in primary fibres with spine, but differs in numerous spine.
| NIBR |
National Institute of Biological Resources |
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