Ircinia lacuna, Lee & Yoo & Kim, 2017
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2017.6 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13161410 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/43238785-AF55-FFBA-FB59-FE26FB18FBC8 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Ircinia lacuna |
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sp. nov. |
8. Ircinia lacuna View in CoL n. sp. ( Fig. 8)
Type specimen. Holotype (NIBRIV0000754020), Korea: Mureungachi, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si , Jeju-do, 17 Aug 2015, Moon SE, by SCUBA, depth 20 m, deposited in the NIBR.
Description. Thick encrusting, massive sponge, size up to 9 × 6 × 4 cm. Surface has low conules. Large oscules, 1-5 mm in diameter, opened over surface. Colour in life beige. Texture, firm and compressible.
Skeleton: Primary fibres cored with sand, 200 μm in diameter. Most primary fibres in choanosome no cored with sands, and not easy to separate from secondary fibres ( Fig. 8E). Secondary fibres have bridge type, 70 μm in diameter. Secondary web has numerous large space between adjacent primary fibres ( Fig. 8D). Filaments, 5-7 μm in diameter, with terminal knob, 10-13 μm in diameter.
Etymology. This new species name lacuna is named after the shape of oscule like large hole of sponge surface.
Remark. This new species is distinguished from other species of genus Ircinia by large oscules.
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National Institute of Biological Resources |
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