Xestospongia testudinaria

Xestospongia testudinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Petrosiidae
Genus:	Xestospongia
Species:	X. testudinari
Binomial name
Xestospongia testudinaria Lamarck, 1815
Synonyms
Alcyonium testudinaria Lamarck, 1813 Reniera crateriformis Carter, 1882 Petrosia testudinaria Lamarck, 1815 Reniera testudinaria Lamarck, 1815[1]

Xestospongia testudinaria is a species of barrel sponge in the family Petrosiidae.

Distribution

This species is found in the Philippines,^[2] Australia,^[1] western and central Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaya and New Caledonia.

Description

This species is maroon to pink, with the opening of the barrel pale white.

Specimens are often found emerging from an apparent common base. In the intertidal zones, this species ranges from 10 to 20 cm in diameter, and are about 10 to 20 cm tall.^[3]

Taxonomy

Xestospongia testudinaria var. fistulophora Wilson, 1925

References

1. van Soest, R. (2014). R. W. M. Van Soest, N. Boury-Esnault, J. N. A. Hooper, K. Rützler, N. J. de Voogd, B. Alvarez de Glasby, E. Hajdu, A. B. Pisera, R. Manconi, C. Schoenberg, D. Janussen, K. R. Tabachnick, M. Klautau, B. Picton, M. Kelly & J. Vacelet, ed. "Xestospongia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1815)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
   • "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Xestospongia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1815)". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
2. "Categories / Sponges / Petrosiidae / Xestospongia testudinaria". Poppe Images. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
3. "Barrel sponges (Xestospongia testudinaria) on the Shores of Singapore". Wildsingapore.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.

Further reading

• Lamarck, J.B.P.; De Monet, Comte De (1815) [1814]. "Suite des polypiers empâtés". Mémoires du Muséum d’Histoire naturelle (Paris) 1: 69–80, 162–168, 331–340.
• Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). "Porifera". In Wells, A. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 12. pp. 1–620.