Iotrochota nigra (Baer, 1906)

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

Iotrochota nigra (Baer, 1906)

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Iotrochota nigra; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Porifera; class: Demospongiae; order: Poecilosclerida; family: Iotrochotidae; genus: Iotrochota; scientificNameAuthorship: Baer, 1906; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra N 1, Aldabra W 1, Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 38.4 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 120 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 or massive sponge up to 1 m long, with a smooth surface. Surface area covered in inconspicuous oscules across. Can be observed as a singular encrusting mass or as a group of multiple small sponges. Colouration black (Fig. 166).