A new species of xestospongia (porifera: demospongea), from the colombian caribbean

Xestospongia rosariensis is named from coral reef habitats of the Nuestra Señora del Rosario Archipelago in the Colombian Caribbean. This sponge is tube-shaped, brown in color, hard and brittle in consistency, and is provided with sinous surface irregularities. The dense skeleton reticulation of thi...

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Autores:
Zea, Sven
Rützler, Klaus
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
1983
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/44575
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/44575
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/34674/
Palabra clave:
Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Plantas
animales
Historia Natural
Paleobotánica
Paleozoología
Ornitología
Xestospongia
Porifera
Demospongea
Espiculas
X. subtriangularis
Xestospongia
Porifera
Demospongea
Espiculas
X. subtriangularis
Rights
openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
Description
Summary:Xestospongia rosariensis is named from coral reef habitats of the Nuestra Señora del Rosario Archipelago in the Colombian Caribbean. This sponge is tube-shaped, brown in color, hard and brittle in consistency, and is provided with sinous surface irregularities. The dense skeleton reticulation of thick spicule tracts is typical for the genus. Spicules are oxea having mean dimensions of 183.6 x 9.4 µm. X. rosariensis has several affinities with X. subtriangularis, particularly the small dimensions of spicules.  Its distintive growth form makes the new species unmistakable among the members of Xestospongia.