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Kallypilidion fascigera (Hentschel, 1912)

221084  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221084)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Siphonochalina fascigera Hentschel, 1912) Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
page(s): 398-399 [details] OpenAccess publication
Description Single or multiple clumps of tubes up to 50 cm high and 4-5 cm wide. Walls 3-4 mm thick, sometimes ribbed, occasionally...  
Description Single or multiple clumps of tubes up to 50 cm high and 4-5 cm wide. Walls 3-4 mm thick, sometimes ribbed, occasionally with fine tapering tendrils. Surface extremely smooth; fine thread-like longitudinal spicule tracts visible in walls. Body flexible, smooth and soft; tubes collapse out of water. Colour clear sky-blue, occasionally pale lilac. Habitat: fringing and patch reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997). [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Kallypilidion fascigera (Hentschel, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221084 on 2024-12-24
Date
action
by
1998-09-25 13:59:39Z
created
2000-07-18 15:57:33Z
changed
2006-05-05 13:30:38Z
changed
2008-01-06 19:07:48Z
changed

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original description (of Siphonochalina fascigera Hentschel, 1912) Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
page(s): 398-399 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Barnes D.K.A.; Bell, J.J. (2002). Coastal sponge communities of the West Indian Ocean: taxonomic affinities, richness and diversity. <em>African Journal of Ecology.</em> 40: 337-349. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Single or multiple clumps of tubes up to 50 cm high and 4-5 cm wide. Walls 3-4 mm thick, sometimes ribbed, occasionally with fine tapering tendrils. Surface extremely smooth; fine thread-like longitudinal spicule tracts visible in walls. Body flexible, smooth and soft; tubes collapse out of water. Colour clear sky-blue, occasionally pale lilac. Habitat: fringing and patch reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997). [details]