Leucetta chagosensis sp. inc. Dendy, 1913

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

Leucetta chagosensis sp. inc. Dendy, 1913

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Leucetta chagosensis; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Porifera; class: Calcarea; order: Clathrinida; family: Leucettidae; genus: Leucetta; scientificNameAuthorship: Dendy, 1913; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Astove W 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 250 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 250 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

A spherical sponge that resembles an upside-down teardrop with a tapered, singular oscule. Maximum recorded size: 5 cm long. Individuals emerge from a stubby conspicuous stem. Pale-whitish colouration (Fig. 151 ).

Figures

Figure 151. Leucetta chagosensis sp. inc. Astove W 1, 250 m.