Psammocinia vermis, Kim & Sim, 2018
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2018.7.4.340 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F05587C4-FFD4-9F60-FF73-3CE9FC23FB39 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Psammocinia vermis |
| status |
sp. nov. |
3. Psammocinia vermis View in CoL n. sp. ( Fig. 5)
지렁이모래해면 (신칭)
Type specimen. Holotype (NIBRIV0000828225), Korea: Chuja-do, Chuja-myeon, Jeju-si , Jeju-do, 5 Nov 2009, Kim, H.S., by SCUBA, depth 15 m, deposited in the NIBR.
Description. Thickly incrusting and massive sponge, size up to 10 × 7 × 4 cm, with many round projections. Surface has sand crust with thick filamentous membrane and low conules. Oscules, 1-4 mm in diameter, opened on surface. Colour in life, grayish black at surface, brown inside. Texture rubbery and compressible.
Skeleton: Primary fibres, 100-250 μm in diameter, dense and cored with small sands near surface. Cored or clear secondary fibres, 50-100 μm in diameter. Filaments, 5-8 μm in diameter, and its terminal knobs, 10 μm in diameter.
Etymology. This new species is named, vermis , after the earthworm shape of the cored primary fibres near the surface.
Remarks. Psammocinia vemis is similar to P. mosulpia in skeletal structure, but differs in size of cored sands in primary fibres.
| NIBR |
National Institute of Biological Resources |
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