Ianthella basta
| Ianthella basta | |
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| Elephant ear sponge | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Verongiida |
| Family: | Ianthellidae |
| Genus: | Ianthella |
| Species: | I. basta
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| Binomial name | |
| Ianthella basta Pallas, 1766
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Ianthella basta, commonly known as elephant ear sponge, is a species of fan-shaped sea sponge in the class Demospongiae. It is also known as the paper sponge or scroll sponge.[2]
Sponges are marine invertebrates with a jellylike mesohyl sandwiched between two layers of cells. They are filter feeders maintaining a flow of water through their structure which passes out through large openings called oscula. They have a fragile skeleton of stiff spicules.
Distribution[]
The elephant ear sponge is found in the Indo-Pacific region including Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef.[1] It is found on coral reefs in areas with rapid water flows.[2]
Ecology[]
The sea cucumber (Synaptula lamperti) is closely associated with the sponge and makes use of certain nutrients exuded by it.[3]
Research is being undertaken on various metabolites and other biologically active constituents that are synthesized by the sponge.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b World Register of Marine Species
- ^ a b Saltcorner
- ^ Hammond, L.S.; Wilkinson, Clive R. (1985). "Exploitation of sponge exudates by coral reef holothuroids". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 94 (1–3): 1–9. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(85)90046-2.
- ^ Kazlauskas, R.; Lidgard, R.O.; Murphy, P.T.; Wells, R.J. (1980). "Brominated tyrosine-derived metabolites from the sponge Ianthella basta". Tetrahedron Letters. 21 (23): 2277–2280. doi:10.1016/0040-4039(80)80023-2.
- ^ Isolation and structure of hemibastadinols 1-3 from the Papua New Guinea marine sponge Ianthella basta
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