species: Phyllospongia foliascens in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Phyllospongia foliascens


©Anne Hoggett: Phyllospongia foliascens at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Phyllospongia foliascens at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Phyllospongia foliascens at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Porifera
Class Demospongiae
Order Dictyoceratida
Family Thorectidae
Genus Phyllospongia
Species Phyllospongia foliascens

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

A thin-walled, flexible, greyish colony with a warty surface that is usually partly covered with sand. The larger oscules are raised above the surface on bumps.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Bakus, G.J. (1981). Chemical defense mechanisms on the Great Barrier Reef, Science, 211: 497-499. LIRS catalog number 41.
  • Herve, P., R. Derelle, P. Lopez, K. Pick, C. Borchiellini, N. Boury-Esnault, J. Van Vacelet, E. Renard, E. Houliston, E. Queinnec, C. Da Silva, P. Wincker, H. Le Guyader, S. Leys, D.J. Jackson and et al (2008). Phylogenomics revives traditional views on deep animal relationships, Current Biology, 19: 1-7. LIRS catalog number 1216.