Petrosia (Strongylophora) sp. indet.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Petrosia (Strongylophora) sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Petrosia (Strongylophora) sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Porifera; class: Demospongiae; order: Haplosclerida; family: Petrosiidae; genus: Petrosia; subgenus: Strongylophora; scientificNameAuthorship: Dendy, 1905; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Astove W 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 60 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 60 m; locationRemarks: First Descent: Seychelles Expedition; Identification: identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender, Toufiek Samaai, Paris Stefanoudis; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event: samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

A massive sponge (up to 50 cm across) that appears smooth with a stony, velvety texture. Forms irregularly shaped masses that resemble rocks. Colouration mottled with yellow, greenish and brown patches (Fig. 163).