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Lonchiphora
''Lonchiphora'' is a genus of glass sponge in the family Farreidae Farreidae is a family of glass sponges in the order Sceptrulophora Sceptrulophora (from Ancient Greek, σκῆπτρον, ''skêptron'' - "sceptre" and -φόρος, ''-phóros'' - "bearing") is an order of hexactinellid sponges, commonly know .... References Hexactinellida Hexactinellida genera {{Poriferan-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farreidae
Farreidae is a family of glass sponges in the order Sceptrulophora Sceptrulophora (from Ancient Greek, σκῆπτρον, ''skêptron'' - "sceptre" and -φόρος, ''-phóros'' - "bearing") is an order of hexactinellid sponges, commonly known as Glass sponges, characterized by sceptrule spicules, that is, "micr .... Taxonomy Genera in this family include: * '' Asceptrulum'' Duplessis & Reiswig, 2004Duplessis, K.; Reiswig, H.M. (2004). Three new species and a new genus of Farreidae (Porifera: Hexasterophora: Hexactinosida). ''Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.'' 117 (2): 199-212.page(s): 208 * '' Aspidoscopulia'' Reiswig, 2002Reiswig, H.M. (2002). Family Farreidae Gray, 1872. pp. 1332-1340. ''In'' Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). * '' Claviscopulia'' Schulze, 1899Schulze, F.E. (1899). Amerikanische He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass Sponge
Hexactinellid sponges are sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous spicules, often referred to as glass sponges. They are usually classified along with other sponges in the phylum Porifera, but some researchers consider them sufficiently distinct to deserve their own phylum, Symplasma. Some experts believe glass sponges are thlongest-lived animals on earth these scientists tentatively estimate a maximum age of up to 15,000 years. Biology Glass sponges are relatively uncommon and are mostly found at depths from below the sea level. Although the species '' Oopsacas minuta'' has been found in shallow water, others have been found much deeper. They are found in all oceans of the world, although they are particularly common in Antarctic and Northern Pacific waters. They are more-or-less cup-shaped animals, ranging from in height, with sturdy lattice-like internal skeletons made up of fused spicules of silica. The body is relatively symmetrical, with a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |