Manihinea lynbeazleyae

Manihinea lynbeazleyae is a genus of deep-water sea sponge in the Theonellidae family,[1] first described by Jane Fromont and Andrzej Pisera in 2011,[1][2] from a specimen collected in the Perth canyon west of Rottnest Island at a depth of 194–232 m.[2]

Manihinea lynbeazleyae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Theonellidae
Genus: Manihinea
Species:
M. lynbeazleyae
Binomial name
Manihinea lynbeazleyae
Fromont & Pisera, 2011

The species epithet, lynbeazleyae, honours Lyn Beazley (at the time Chief Scientist of Western Australia, and a dedicated advocate of taxonomic science and sponge research)[2]

Like all members of the class Demospongiae this sponge is hermaphroditic.[3] M. lynbeazleyae is a deep water tree-like sponge found at between 194 and 232 metres depth on soft sediment.[2] It grows to about 19 cm high and 14 cm wide, and has branches which are 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter.[2] It has a bright orange exterior, while its interior is bright orange-yellow.[2]

References
  1. van Soest, Rob W.M. (2020). "Manihinea lynbeazleyae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. Jane Fromont; Andrzej Pisera (2011). "A new species of the lithistid sponge genus Manihinea (Demospongiae: Theonellidae) from Western Australian waters" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 26 (2): 109–114. ISSN 0312-3162. Wikidata Q111050096.
  3. "Manihinea lynbeazleyae". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2 March 2022.


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