Biology:Pipestela terpenensis
| Pipestela terpenensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Axinellidae |
| Genus: | Pipestela |
| Species: | P. terpenensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pipestela terpenensis (Fromont, 1993)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Amphimedon terpenensis Fromont, 1993 | |
Lua error in Module:Mapframe at line 384: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'lat_d' (a nil value). Pipestela terpenensis is a species of sponge belonging to the family Axinellidae.[1][2][3]
The species was first described in 1993 by Jane Fromont as Amphimedon terpenensis from a specimen collected at a depth of 19 m on MacGillivray Reef, Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef.[1][4] The species epithet, terpenensis, was given because of the large proportion of terpenes in this sponge.[4]
Description
P. terpenensis is a red-brown sponge with a thin maroon band due partially to the sponge's pigment but also to a symbiont cyanobacteria.[4] It is tall and sometimes the branches look like flattened organ pipes.[4]
Habitat
It grows on reefs in full light, on dead coral or rock at depths of 10 to 20.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Pipestela terpenensis". https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Pipestela_terpenensis. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ↑ "Pipestela terpenensis Fromont, 1993". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345061.
- ↑ "Pipestela terpenensis Fromont, 1993". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/2249674.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 , pp. 7-40 [23], Wikidata Q108329552
Wikidata ☰ Q2218705 entry
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