Clathria aceratoobtusa is 'n sponsspesie in die taksonomiese indeling van die Demospongiae (gewone sponse). Die liggaam van die spons bestaan uit kieselnaalde en sponginevesels en is in staat om baie water op te neem.
Die spons behoort tot die genus Clathria en tot die familie Microcionidae. Die wetenskaplike naam van die spesie is die eerste keer geldig gepubliseer in 1887 deur Carter.
Clathria aceratoobtusa is 'n sponsspesie in die taksonomiese indeling van die Demospongiae (gewone sponse). Die liggaam van die spons bestaan uit kieselnaalde en sponginevesels en is in staat om baie water op te neem.
Die spons behoort tot die genus Clathria en tot die familie Microcionidae. Die wetenskaplike naam van die spesie is die eerste keer geldig gepubliseer in 1887 deur Carter.
Clathria aceratoobtusa is a species of sponge in the family Microcionidae. The genus Clathria is subdivided into a number of subgenera, and it is in the subgenus Microciona. It is native to shallow water habitats in the Indo-Pacific region. The type locality is the Gulf of Thailand.[1]
Clathria aceratoobtusa is an encrusting sponge forming patches 0.4 to 2 mm (0.02 to 0.08 in) thick. The oscula (exhalent pores) are up to 1.5 mm (0.06 in) in diameter and appear to have membranous lips. They are either flush with the smooth surface or slightly raised. The inhalant pores are tiny and scattered over the surface, giving a net-like effect. The texture is firm and the living sponge is a bright orange-red colour.[2]
Clathria aceratoobtusa occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, its range including Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Micronesia and northern Australia.[3]
In the 21st century, it has appeared for the first time in Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in southern India, where it is causing concern by its invasiveness. At this site it occurs at depths down to about 5.4 m (18 ft).[4]
Coral reefs in tropical seas are biodiverse communities where corals, sponges, coralline algae, seaweeds and other organisms compete for space and nutrients. Clathria aceratoobtusa is an encrusting sponge found on reefs growing over the surface of rocks, bivalve molluscs, shell debris, coral colonies and worm tubes.[4] It grows over the surface of corals at the rate of about 1 cm (0.4 in) per month, smothering them; a thin white line of dead tissue separates the healthy coral tissues from the advancing sponge.[4] In India, where this sponge is a non-native, invasive species, the corals most affected by it are Porites, Acropora, Montipora, Favia and especially Turbinaria, which appears to be its favoured substrate. The sponge cannot easily be separated from the coral because it penetrates into the tissues. The corals in the Gulf of Mannar have a tendency to bleach and the sponge may be thriving there because of the corals' weakened state. In Yemen, where the sponge has also expanded its range, the coral most affected is Porites lutea.[4]
Clathria aceratoobtusa is a species of sponge in the family Microcionidae. The genus Clathria is subdivided into a number of subgenera, and it is in the subgenus Microciona. It is native to shallow water habitats in the Indo-Pacific region. The type locality is the Gulf of Thailand.
Clathria (Microciona) aceratoobtusa adalah spesies spons yang tergolong dalam kelas Demospongiae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari genus Clathria dan famili Microcionidae. Nama ilmiah spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan pada tahun 1887 oleh Carter.
Seperti spons pada umumnya, spesies ini memiliki tubuh yang berpori dan permukaan yang keras seperti batu. Selain itu, Clathria (Microciona) aceratoobtusa juga dapat menyerap oksigen dari air melalui proses difusi.
Clathria (Microciona) aceratoobtusa adalah spesies spons yang tergolong dalam kelas Demospongiae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari genus Clathria dan famili Microcionidae. Nama ilmiah spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan pada tahun 1887 oleh Carter.
Seperti spons pada umumnya, spesies ini memiliki tubuh yang berpori dan permukaan yang keras seperti batu. Selain itu, Clathria (Microciona) aceratoobtusa juga dapat menyerap oksigen dari air melalui proses difusi.
Clathria (Microciona) aceratoobtusa is een sponssoort in de taxonomische indeling van de gewone sponzen (Demospongiae). Het lichaam van de spons bestaat uit kiezelnaalden en sponginevezels, en is in staat om veel water op te nemen.
De spons behoort tot het geslacht Clathria en behoort tot de familie Microcionidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1887 door Carter.
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