Axoniderma kensmithi

Alternate names: Cladorhiza kensmithi

Author: (Lunsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017)

Description

General: Large, parasol-shaped sponge 32.5 cm total length with 2-4 10.5 mm long apical extensions ending in 3.8 mm diameter discs. Parasol is 2.7 cm in diameter with fifty-four 2.4–3.7 cm long filaments radiating in all directions. Stalk is 1–2.1 mm in width and ends in a terminal rhizoid 5.5 cm long and 2.6 cm wide. On the stalk, 7.5 cm below the parasol an oocyte-embryo swelling is present that is 1.9 cm long and 2.9 mm. Younger animals have not have developed apical disks or oocyte swellings.

Geographic Information

Published depth range: 2800 - 4000 m

Habitat description: Benthic.

Ocean range (global): Northeast Pacific.

Additional Information

Consulting taxonomist: Lonny Lundsten, MBARI.

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Lundsten, L., H.M. Reiswig, and W.C. Austin (2017). Three new species of Cladorhiza (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Cladorhizidae) from the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 4317: 247. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.3

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Citation: Axoniderma kensmithi ((Lunsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Axoniderma%20kensmithi. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-20.

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Axoniderma kensmithi Alternate names: Cladorhiza kensmithi Author: (Lunsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017) Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Porifera (phylum) Demospongiae (class) Poecilosclerida (order) Cladorhizidae (family) Axoniderma (genus) Axoniderma kensmithi (species) Description General: Large, parasol-shaped sponge 32.5 cm total length with 2-4 10.5 mm long apical extensions ending in 3.8 mm diameter discs. Parasol is 2.7 cm in diameter with fifty-four 2.4–3.7 cm long filaments radiating in all directions. Stalk is 1–2.1 mm in width and ends in a terminal rhizoid 5.5 cm long and 2.6 cm wide. On the stalk, 7.5 cm below the parasol an oocyte-embryo swelling is present that is 1.9 cm long and 2.9 mm. Younger animals have not have developed apical disks or oocyte swellings. Geographic Information Published depth range: 2800 - 4000 m Habitat description: Benthic. Ocean range (global): Northeast Pacific. Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: Lonny Lundsten, MBARI. References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Lundsten, L., H.M. Reiswig, and W.C. Austin (2017). Three new species of Cladorhiza (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Cladorhizidae) from the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 4317: 247. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.3 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Axoniderma kensmithi ((Lunsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Axoniderma%20kensmithi. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-20.
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