Chelonaplysilla violacea

Chelonaplysilla violacea is a species of sponge found mainly in New Zealand, but have been reported on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, including areas such as the Indo-Pacific, the United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf, Australia, and Hawaii.[1][2] The color of the species is a reddish-mauve, their surface is opaque, membranous, and optically smooth, and their texture is slimy, soft, and compressible, with horny fibers protruding.[3]

Chelonaplysilla violacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Dendroceratida
Family: Darwinellidae
Genus: Chelonaplysilla
Species:
C. violacea
Binomial name
Chelonaplysilla violacea
Lendenfeld, 1883
Synonyms
  • Aplysilla violacea Lendenfeld, 1883

References

  1. "Chelonaplysilla violacea in World Porifera Database".
  2. "Chelonaplysilla violacea". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Chelonaplysilla violacea". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
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