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Geodia Conchilega
''Geodia conchilega'' is a species of sea sponge in the family Geodiidae. It is found in the Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) .... References Bibliography * Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7. page(s): 51; pl IV fig 11 Tetractinellida Sponges described in 1862 {{demosponge-stub ...
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Eduard Oscar Schmidt
Eduard Oscar Schmidt (21 February 1823, in Torgau – 17 January 1886, in Kappelrodeck) was a German zoologist and phycologist. Biography He initially studied mathematics and science at Halle, then continued his education in Berlin, where he came under the influence of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and Johannes Peter Müller. In 1847 he received his habilitation at the University of Jena, becoming an associate professor during the following year. In 1855 was he appointed professor of zoology at the University of Cracow. Later he taught classes at the Universities of Graz (from 1857) and Strasbourg (from 1872). Schmidt was an early proponent of Darwinian evolutionary thought. He is remembered for his research of Porifera (sponges), particularly species from the Adriatic Sea. Schmidt also made contributions in the field of phycology. As far back as 1862 Oscar Schmidt showed that "cuttings" of sponges will attach themselves and grow. This idea was followed through in the exper ...
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Sea Sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them, consisting of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells. Sponges have unspecialized cells that can transform into other types and that often migrate between the main cell layers and the mesohyl in the process. Sponges do not have nervous, digestive or circulatory systems. Instead, most rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food and oxygen and to remove wastes. Sponges were first to branch off the evolutionary tree from the last common ancestor of all animals, making them the sister group of all other animals. Etymology The term ''sponge'' derives from the Ancient Greek word ( 'sponge'). Overview Sponges are similar to other animals in that they are multicellula ...
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Geodiidae
Geodiidae is a family of sea sponges. Genera *'' Caminella'' Lendenfeld, 1894 *''Caminus'' Schmidt, 1862 *'' Depressiogeodia'' Cárdenas, Rapp, Schander & Tendal, 2010 (temporary name) *''Erylus'' Gray, 1867 *''Geodia'' Lamarck, 1815 *'' Melophlus'' Thiele, 1899 *''Pachymatisma ''Pachymatisma'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Geodiidae.Boury-Esnault, N.; van Soest, R. (2012)''Pachymatisma'' Bowerbank in Johnston, 1842.In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Al ...'' Bowerbank, 1864 *'' Penares'' Gray, 1867 File:Pachymatisma johnstonia.jpg, ''Pachymatisma johnstonia'' File:Porífero - Geodia cydonium.jpg, ''Geodia cydonium'' File:Geodia barretti section.JPG, ''Geodia barretti'' References Tetractinellida {{Demosponge-stub ...
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Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the northwest and the Po Valley. The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia. The Adriatic contains more than 1,300 islands, mostly located along the Croatian part of its eastern coast. It is divided into three basins, the northern being the shallowest and the southern being the deepest, with a maximum depth of . The Otranto Sill, an underwater ridge, is located at the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. The prevailing currents flow counterclockwise from the Strait of Otranto, along the eastern coast and back to the strait along the western (Italian) coast. Tidal movements in the Adriatic are slight, although acqua alta, larger amplitudes are known to ...
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Tetractinellida
Tetractinellida is an order of sea sponges belonging to the Class Demospongiae. First described in 1876, this order received a new description in 2012 and replaced the two orders Astrophorida and Spirophorida, which then became sub-orders as Astrophorina and Spirophorina. Families ; Suborder Astrophorina Sollas, 1887 * Family Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 * Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1907 * Family Corallistidae Sollas, 1888 * Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867 * Family Isoraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924 * Family Macandrewiidae Schrammen, 1924 * Family Neopeltidae Sollas, 1888 * Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875 * Family Phymaraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924 * Family Phymatellidae Schrammen, 1910 * Family Pleromidae Sollas, 1888 * Family Theneidae Carter, 1883 * Family Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903 * Family Thrombidae Sollas, 1888 * Family Vulcanellidae Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011 ; Suborder Spirophorina Bergquist & Hogg, 1969 * Family Azoricidae Sollas, ...
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