Theonella swinhoei subsp. f.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

"class Demospongiae" order indet. sp. 1 f. Creamy brown encrusting sponges

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Demospongiae; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Porifera; class: Demospongiae; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra W 1, Alphonse N 1, Astove W 1, D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 9.5 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 128.3 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Toufiek Samaai , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Encrusting sponge with a velvety smooth surface texture. Colouration creamy brown, sometimes mottled with yellow patches. This group likely contains a variety of species belonging to different families; however, consistent positive identification was not always possible (e.g. due to distance from the camera) and, in most cases, requires microscopic examination. Observed genera included Aaptos sp. (Fig. 177).