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Xestospongia bergquistia

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Xestospongia bergquistia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Petrosiidae
Genus: Xestospongia
Species:
X. bergquistia
Binomial name
Xestospongia bergquistia
Fromont, 1991
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Holotype site[1]

Xestospongia bergquistia is a species of barrel sponge in the family Petrosiidae first described by Jane Fromont in 1991.[1][2] The species epithet, bergquistia, honours the New Zealand sponge specialist, Patricia Bergquist.[2]

Habitat

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X. bergquistia occurs at depths of 5–15 m in full light on substrates of rock or dead coral.[2]

Description

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X. bergquistia is an erect, red-brown, cup-shaped sponge, with vertical ridges on the outer surface.[2] The sponge varies in size from 15 cm to 1.5 m high, with the cup at its apex forming a central hollow up to one third its height. It is a firm but springy sponge.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Xestospongia_bergquistia". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jane Fromont (September 1991). "Descriptions of species of the Petrosida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef". The Beagle. 8: 73-96 [84]. ISSN 0811-3653. Wikidata Q108329404.