Plakortis edwardsi explained
Plakortis edwardsi is a species of sea sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first found in vertical walls of reef caves at depths of about 23mto28mm (75feetto92feetm) in the Caribbean Sea.[1] This species has diods of a single category, with thick and S-shaped centres (measuring 110 to 128μm long); triods which are T-shaped (actines measuring 28–59μm long). It is the only species of this genus exhibiting small diods (measuring 22–31μm long).
Further reading
- Willenz, P. "Five new species of Homoscleromorpha (Porifera) from the Caribbean Sea and re-description of Plakina jamaicensis." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2 (2014).
- Domingos, Celso, Anaíra Lage, and Guilherme Muricy. "Overview of the biodiversity and distribution of the Class Homoscleromorpha in the Tropical Western Atlantic." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: 1-11.
- Cruz‐Barraza, José Antonio, Cristina Vega, and José Luis Carballo. "Taxonomy of family Plakinidae (Porifera: Homoscleromorpha) from eastern Pacific coral reefs, through morphology and cox1 and cob mtDNA data." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171.2 (2014): 254–276.
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Notes and References
- Ereskovsky. Alexander V.. Lavrov. Dennis V.. Willenz. Philippe. Five new species of Homoscleromorpha (Porifera) from the Caribbean Sea and re-description of Plakina jamaicensis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 94. 2. 2013. 285–307. 0025-3154. 10.1017/S0025315413000295. 84152037 .
