Description
General:
Compare with Docosaccus maculatus. Blue-white, a single large central oscula and no small pores visible (there may be other sediment-filled indentations visible but these are not oscula), a relatively dense mass of curled basal spicules.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Henry Reiswig, University of Victoria, BC.
Shape:
Flat.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Kahn, A.S., H.A. Ruhl, and K.L. Smith Jr. (2012). Temporal changes in deep-sea sponge populations are correlated to changes in surface climate and food supply. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 70: 36-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2012.08.001
Kahn, A.S., J.B. Geller, H.M. Reiswig, and K.L. Smith Jr. (2013). Bathydorus laniger and Docosaccus maculatus (Lyssacinosida; Hexactinellida): Two new species of glass sponge from the abyssal eastern North Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 3646(4): 386-400. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3646.4.4
Citation:
Bathydorus laniger
(Kahn, Geller, Reiswig, Smith, 2013) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Bathydorus%20laniger. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-07-03.