Xestospongia bergquistia
Holotype site[1]
Xestospongia bergquistia is a species of barrel sponge in the family Petrosiidae first described by Jane Fromont in 1991.[1][2] The species epithet, bergquistia, honours the New Zealand sponge specialist, Patricia Bergquist.[2]
Habitat
X. bergquistia occurs at depths of 5–15 m in full light on substrates of rock or dead coral.[2]
Description
X. bergquistia is an erect, red-brown, cup-shaped sponge, with vertical ridges on the outer surface.[2] The sponge varies in size from 15 cm to 1.5 m high, with the cup at its apex forming a central hollow up to one third its height. It is a firm but springy sponge.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Xestospongia_bergquistia". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Jane Fromont (September 1991). "Descriptions of species of the Petrosida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef". The Beagle. 8: 73-96 [84]. ISSN 0811-3653. Wikidata Q108329404.