Sarcotragus rutzleri, Lee & Yoo & Kim, 2017
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2017.6 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13163355 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC2487F7-4862-FFBF-5FDE-9625E35DDFD1 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Sarcotragus rutzleri |
status |
sp. nov. |
2. Sarcotragus rutzleri n. sp. ( Figs. 2, 3)
Type specimen. Holotype (NIBRIV0000811389), Korea: Gapado, Gapa-ri, Daejeong-eup , Seogwipo-si , Jeju-do, 21 Aug 1998, Lee KJ, by SCUBA diving, Depth 20 m, deposited in the NIBR.
Description. Large hemispherical sponge, size up to 16 × 14 × 7 cm. Surface, almost indistinct conules, and covered with thick filamentous membrane. Numerous thin branched fibres and thick perforated skeletal fibres appeared near surface. Small oscules, 1-2.5 mm in diameter, open on top of sponge, and some oscules united with several small oscules. Colour in life pale purple, beige inside. Texture firm and compressible.
Skeleton: Complex fasciculate primary fibres, 150- 250 μm, 500-800 μm in diameter. Secondary fibres, 130- 200 μm in diameter, perforated web or bridged type. Middle part of secondary fibre, simple fascicles ( Fig. 2 G-H). Filaments, two sizes, 2.5-3, 5-8 μm in diameter, terminal knobs, 10-15 μm in diameter.
Etymology. This new species name, rutzleri , is named after Dr. Rützler who is a biologist and curator, Dept. of Invertebrate zoology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History.
Remark. Sponge has thick numerous perforated primary and secondary fibres ( Fig. 2G, H, Fig. 3A, B). Many thin skeletal fibres spread in filamentous membrane near sponge surface ( Fig. 3C, D).
NIBR |
National Institute of Biological Resources |
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