Manihinea lynbeazleyae
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| Manihinea lynbeazleyae | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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]
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]
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