Psammocinia aspera, 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/43238785-AF53-FFB9-FB59-F971FB57F927 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Psammocinia aspera |
| status |
sp. nov. |
4. Psammocinia aspera View in CoL n. sp. ( Fig. 4)
Type specimen. Holotype (NIBRIV0000801023), Korea: Hwasun Harbor, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si , Jeju-do, 30 Sep 2014, Kim HS, by SCUBA, depth 25-30 m, deposited in the NIBR.
Description. Massive sponge with sharp lobate, size up to 10 × 5 × 7 cm. Surface with sharp conules, rough, and covered with thick sand crust, 0.1-0.5 mm in thick. Oscules, 1-3 mm in diameter, rare. Color, light brown in life. Texture, firm and compressible.
Skeleton: Primary fibres, 200-400 μm in diameter, cored with small sand particles. Secondary fibres appeared as two types, branched type, 70-120 μm in diameter, and clear or cored wide web type, 100-400-800 μm in diameter. Filaments, 3-5 μm in diameter, with terminal knobs, 3-15 μm in diameter ( Fig. 4D, G).
Etymology. This species name aspera is named after very rough surface of the sponge.
Remark. This new species is characterized by the wide web of secondary fibres ( Fig. 4D, F).
| NIBR |
National Institute of Biological Resources |
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