WoRMS name details
original description
(of Biemna humilis Thiele, 1903) Thiele, J. (1903). Kieselschwämme von Ternate. II. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 25: 933-968, pl. XVIII. [details]
source of synonymy
Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Amorphous and flimsy sponge forming clumps 5-15 cm across and 1-3 cm high, appearing as a thin stretched skin embedded with branching coralline algae. Surface uneven, conulose and lacy in patches; body extremely cavernous. Oscules prominent, 1 cm wide, with raised membranous collars. Body soft, delicate, slightly fleshy; colour pale creamy yellow to bright yellow. Habitat: sheltered coral reefs, growing on coral or in crevices, or among rubble on the bottom of lagoons. Distribution: SE Asia (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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