Sarcotragus levis, Lee & Yoo & Kim, 2017
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2017.6 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC2487F7-4861-FFBF-5C09-962DE6BBDF70 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Sarcotragus levis |
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sp. nov. |
1. Sarcotragus levis View in CoL n. sp. ( Fig. 1)
Type specimen. Holotype (NIBRIV0000811388), Korea: Chagwido, Hankyung-myeon, Jeju-si , Jeju-do, 6 Nov 2000, Lee KJ, by SCUBA diving, Depth 20 m, deposited in the NIBR.
Description. Cavernous thick mass sponge with several holes, size up to 11 × 7 × 3 cm. Surface, smooth with low conules and many holes, 1-5 cm in diameter. Appearance, sponge surface and cavernous form similar to genus Hyattella . Oscules, rare, 1-3 mm in diameter. Colour in life dirty beige and white. Texture, soft and compressible. Skeleton: Primary fibres, wide, plate shaped, 900 μm in diameter. Secondary fibres, 200 μm in diameter, have highly perforated secondary web ( Fig. 1G). Filaments, 5-7 μm in diameter, terminal knobs, 10-15 μm in diameter.
Etymology. This new species name, levis , is named after the smooth surface of sponge.
Remark. This new species is very similar to those in the genus Hyattella in appearance. Skeletal structure of this species is very dense, and numerous branched fibres are spread through the sponge.
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National Institute of Biological Resources |
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