Yellow encrusting sponge
The yellow encrusting sponge (Biemna anisotoxa) is a species of sea sponge in the family Biemnidae.[1] This sponge is known from the west coast of South Africa to Port Elizabeth. It is endemic to this region.[2]
| Yellow encrusting sponge | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Biemnida |
| Family: | Biemnidae |
| Genus: | Biemna |
| Species: | B. anisotoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Biemna anisotoxa Lévi, 1963 | |
Description
The yellow encrusting sponge is beige-yellow and grows in crusts of up to 1 cm thick. It has small but distinct oscula which may be slightly raised from the surface of the sponge.[2]
Habitat
This sponge lives on rocky reefs and other hard surfaces from 10-12m.[3]
References
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168250 accessed 25 November 2010
- Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist. 1(1):1-96
- Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
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