Manihinea lynbeazleyae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Tetractinellida |
Family: | Theonellidae |
Genus: | Manihinea |
Species: | M. lynbeazleyae
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Binomial name | |
Manihinea lynbeazleyae Fromont & Pisera, 2011
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Manihinea lynbeazleyae is a genus of deep-water sea sponge in the Theonellidae family, [2] first described by Jane Fromont and Andrzej Pisera in 2011, [2] [1] from a specimen collected in the Perth canyon west of Rottnest Island at a depth of 194–232 m. [1]
The species epithet, lynbeazleyae, honours Lyn Beazley (at the time Chief Scientist of Western Australia, and a dedicated advocate of taxonomic science and sponge research) [1]
Like all members of the class Demospongiae this sponge is hermaphroditic. [3] M. lynbeazleyae is a deep water tree-like sponge found at between 194 and 232 metres depth on soft sediment. [1] It grows to about 19 cm high and 14 cm wide, and has branches which are 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. [1] It has a bright orange exterior, while its interior is bright orange-yellow. [1]
Manihinea lynbeazleyae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Tetractinellida |
Family: | Theonellidae |
Genus: | Manihinea |
Species: | M. lynbeazleyae
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Binomial name | |
Manihinea lynbeazleyae Fromont & Pisera, 2011
|
Manihinea lynbeazleyae is a genus of deep-water sea sponge in the Theonellidae family, [2] first described by Jane Fromont and Andrzej Pisera in 2011, [2] [1] from a specimen collected in the Perth canyon west of Rottnest Island at a depth of 194–232 m. [1]
The species epithet, lynbeazleyae, honours Lyn Beazley (at the time Chief Scientist of Western Australia, and a dedicated advocate of taxonomic science and sponge research) [1]
Like all members of the class Demospongiae this sponge is hermaphroditic. [3] M. lynbeazleyae is a deep water tree-like sponge found at between 194 and 232 metres depth on soft sediment. [1] It grows to about 19 cm high and 14 cm wide, and has branches which are 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. [1] It has a bright orange exterior, while its interior is bright orange-yellow. [1]