Scleritoderma sp. indet.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Scleritoderma sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Scleritoderma sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Porifera; class: Demospongiae; order: Tetractinellida; family: Scleritodermidae; genus: Scleritoderma; scientificNameAuthorship: Schmidt, 1879; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra W 1, Alphonse N 1, D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 51 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 128 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Toufiek Samaai , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Encrusting morphology, sometimes forming shallow tubes. Maximum recorded size: 10 cm across. Large oscules at the end of tubes. Colourations pale whitish to beige (Fig. 173 ).

Figures

Figure 173. Scleritoderma sp. indet. Desroches S 1, 120 m.