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(Redirected from Stelletta agulhana) Species of demosponge in the family Ancorinidae from South Africa

Grey wall sponge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Ancorinidae
Genus: Stelletta
Species: S. agulhana
Binomial name
Stelletta agulhana
Lendenfeld, 1907
grey wall sponge (Stelletta agulhana); City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

The grey wall sponge (Stelletta agulhana) is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Ancorinidae. It is found around the coast of Southern Africa from the Northern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal. It is an endemic species.

Description

The grey wall sponge may grow to 10 cm thick and 40–50 cm in length. It is a massive grey sponge with fine spicules protruding from its surface. It has a stony texture, with small oscula visible on the upper surface.

Habitat

This sponge lives on rocky reefs in 2-90m of water.

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
Taxon identifiers
Stelletta agulhana


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