Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862

Putra, Singgih Afifa, Ambo-Rappe, Rohani, Jompa, Jamaluddin & de Voogd, Nicole J., 2024, Preliminary study of marine sponges (Porifera) in the littoral of Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia, ZooKeys 1208, pp. 275-313 : 275-313

Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862

Fig. 21

Description.

Massive or thickly encrusting sponges without a distinct cortex. Megascleres are triaenes of different types and large oxeas. Microscleres include spiny microrhabds in addition to euasters. Microrhabds usually form a dermal layer ( Uriz 2002).

Distribution and ecology.

Indo-Pacific, Australia, New Zealand. This species is common in the Indo-Pacific ( Uriz 2002). Our specimen was collected from Langkai Island, the Spermonde Archipelago; reef flat.

Figures

Figure 21. Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862 a habitus in situ at Langkai Island, the Spermonde Archipelago (photograph by NJdeV) (CEL 016), and SEM images of spicules, b, c somal chiasters / strongylasters d cortical rough microrhabds / microstrongyle.