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Euplectella Semisimplex
''Euplectella'' is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket. Glass sponges have a skeleton made up of silica spicules that can form geometric patterns. These animals are most commonly found on muddy sea bottoms in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are sessile organisms and do not move once attached to a rock. They can be found at depths between 100 m and 1000 m but are most commonly found at depths greater than 500 m. Anatomy ''Euplectella'' is a member of the class Sclerospongiae or glass sponges. The body shape of ''Euplectella'' is cylindrical and vase-like with a hole located at the top of the cylinder structure. This tubular shape is referred to as asconoid. The inner structure of this animal is covered by a layer of choanocytes. These sponges are anchored to the seafloor by thousands of spicules, long glassy fibers that are covered with recurved barbs. Spicules provide high beam strength support for anchoring and strengthening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus' Flower Basket
The Venus' flower basket (''Euplectella aspergillum'') is a species of glass sponge found in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean, usually at depths below . Like other glass sponges, they build their skeletons out of silica, which forms a unique lattice structure consisting of spicules. This body structure is of great interest in materials science as the optical and mechanical properties are in some ways superior to man-made materials. Like other sponges, they feed by filtering sea water to capture plankton and marine snow. Little is known regarding their reproductive habits, though the fluid dynamics of their body structure likely influence reproduction and it is hypothesized that they may be hermaphroditic. Taxonomy ''Euplectella aspergillum'' was described in 1841 by Sir Richard Owen. As the genus ''Euplectella'' was named to accommodate this species, it is the type of its genus. Owen describes it as "...one of the most singular and beautiful, as well as the rarest of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euplectella Marshalli
''Euplectella'' is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket. Glass sponges have a skeleton made up of silica spicules that can form geometric patterns. These animals are most commonly found on muddy sea bottoms in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are sessile organisms and do not move once attached to a rock. They can be found at depths between 100 m and 1000 m but are most commonly found at depths greater than 500 m. Anatomy ''Euplectella'' is a member of the class Sclerospongiae or glass sponges. The body shape of ''Euplectella'' is cylindrical and vase-like with a hole located at the top of the cylinder structure. This tubular shape is referred to as asconoid. The inner structure of this animal is covered by a layer of choanocytes. These sponges are anchored to the seafloor by thousands of spicules, long glassy fibers that are covered with recurved barbs. Spicules provide high beam strength support for anchoring and strengthening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euplectella Sanctipauli
''Euplectella sanctipauli'' is a species of glass sponge in the family Euplectellidae. It is known from type specimens found off the coast of Brazil. Etymology The generic name, ''Euplectella'', is derived from the Latin , meaning "to weave", and the prefix ''eu-'', in reference to the "complexity of the interweaving of its component threads".Owen, R. (1857). Description of a new Species of ''Euplectella'' (''Euplectella cucumer'', O.). ''Transactions of the Linnean Society of London''. 22(2): 117-123, pl. XXI. Accessed viBiodiversity Heritage Library2023-06-05. The specific epithet, ''sanctipauli'', is derived from the São Paulo Ridge in the southwest Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ..., the type locality of the species.Castello-Branco, C.; Collins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euplectella Plumosa
''Euplectella'' is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket. Glass sponges have a skeleton made up of silica spicules that can form geometric patterns. These animals are most commonly found on muddy sea bottoms in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are sessile organisms and do not move once attached to a rock. They can be found at depths between 100 m and 1000 m but are most commonly found at depths greater than 500 m. Anatomy ''Euplectella'' is a member of the class Sclerospongiae or glass sponges. The body shape of ''Euplectella'' is cylindrical and vase-like with a hole located at the top of the cylinder structure. This tubular shape is referred to as asconoid. The inner structure of this animal is covered by a layer of choanocytes. These sponges are anchored to the seafloor by thousands of spicules, long glassy fibers that are covered with recurved barbs. Spicules provide high beam strength support for anchoring and strengthening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euplectella Paratetractina
''Euplectella paratetractina'' is a species of glass sponge in the family Euplectellidae. It has been found in waters off the coast of Australia. Etymology The generic name, ''Euplectella'', is derived from the Latin , meaning "to weave", and the prefix ''eu-'', in reference to the "complexity of the interweaving of its component threads". The specific epithet, ''paratetractina'', was given due to the large abundance of paratetractins within certain spicules Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms Spicule may also refer to: *Spicule (sponge), small skeletal elements of sea sponges *Spicule (nematode), reproductive structures found in male nematodes ( ... of the species.Tabachnick, K.R.; Janussen, D.; Menschenina, L.L. (2008). New Australian Hexactinellida (Porifera) with a revision of ''Euplectella aspergillum''. ''Zootaxa''. 1866: 7-68. References Hexactinellida Animals described in 2008 {{Poriferan-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euplectella Oweni
''Euplectella'' is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket. Glass sponges have a skeleton made up of silica spicules that can form geometric patterns. These animals are most commonly found on muddy sea bottoms in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are sessile organisms and do not move once attached to a rock. They can be found at depths between 100 m and 1000 m but are most commonly found at depths greater than 500 m. Anatomy ''Euplectella'' is a member of the class Sclerospongiae or glass sponges. The body shape of ''Euplectella'' is cylindrical and vase-like with a hole located at the top of the cylinder structure. This tubular shape is referred to as asconoid. The inner structure of this animal is covered by a layer of choanocytes. These sponges are anchored to the seafloor by thousands of spicules, long glassy fibers that are covered with recurved barbs. Spicules provide high beam strength support for anchoring and strengthening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
