Phyllospongia foliascens (Pallas, 1766)
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https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.1208.113603 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13151759 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B1CE88D9-4757-5D44-9C41-5D964A1ED94C |
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Phyllospongia foliascens (Pallas, 1766) |
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Phyllospongia foliascens (Pallas, 1766) View in CoL
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Diagnostic features.
Specimen form is foliaceous and irregular flabellate branches, pale white color in life and when preserved, <0.5 mm thick. Numerous small oscula (<1 mm) scattered in the surface. Skeleton consists of interconnected reticulate fibers. This species was recently transferred from the genus Carteriospongia Hyatt, 1877 due to molecular phylogenetic analysis showing Carteriospongia foliascens as a clade member of Phyllospongia bergquistae Abdul Wahab & Fromont, 2020 . The original diagnosis describing a verrucose surface is characteristic for Phyllospongia foliascens , but with a fine and meandering surface patterning for Phyllospongia bergquistae ( Bergquist et al. 1988; Abdul Wahab et al. 2021). Phyllospongia foliascens is a phototrophic species that mainly relies on symbiotic cyanobacteria for its nutrient cycle. This species is also able to endure high energy environments ( Cleary et al. 2005).
Distribution and ecology.
Numerous individuals were found during the survey. Phyllospongia foliascens is widely distributed and has a high density in the Spermonde Archipelago ( de Voogd et al. 2006). Our specimen was found at south-west of Samalona Island, reef flat; Gusung Tallang, turbid reef. This species has been recorded from shallow waters of the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Australia, and Fiji ( Abdul Wahab et al. 2021).
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