Haliclona sp. indet. 1

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

Haliclona sp. indet. 1

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Haliclona sp. 1; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Porifera; class: Demospongiae; order: Haplosclerida; family: Chalinidae; genus: Haliclona; scientificNameAuthorship: Grant, 1841; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Alphonse N 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 9.7 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 53 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

Sponges form encrusting to laterally spreading masses of branches and protrusions, shaped somewhat finger-like. Maximum recorded size ~ 30 cm. Inconspicuous oscules. Surface smooth with a velvety touch. Texture very soft. Colour greenish to grey. Other members of this group have large, irregularly spaced oscules that lack raised edges (Fig. 158).