Turret sponge
The turret sponge (Haliclona (Haliclona) anonyma) is a species of demosponge.[1][2] It is found around the South African coast, from the Cape Peninsula to Sodwana Bay.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Chalinidae |
| Genus: | Haliclona |
| Subgenus: | Haliclona |
| Species: | H. (H.) anonyma |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliclona (Haliclona) anonyma (Stephens, 1915) | |
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Description
The turret sponge grows to about 50 cm across and has turrets of up to 15 cm long. It is a pink to purplish many-turreted sponge, which grows in sheets usually on vertical walls. Its surface is slightly bristly, and its texture is soft and compressible.[2]
Habitat
This sponge lives from the intertidal zone and down to at least 18m underwater.[3]
References
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234295 accessed 25 November 2010
- Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist. 1(1):1-96
- Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
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