The yellow encrusting sponge (Biemna anisotoxa) is a species of sea sponge in the family Biemnidae.[1] This sponge is known from the west coast of South Africa to Port Elizabeth. It is endemic to this region.[2]
| Yellow encrusting sponge | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Biemnida |
| Family: | Biemnidae |
| Genus: | Biemna |
| Species: | B. anisotoxa
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| Binomial name | |
| Biemna anisotoxa Lévi, 1963
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Description edit
The yellow encrusting sponge is beige-yellow and grows in crusts of up to 1 cm thick. It has small but distinct oscula which may be slightly raised from the surface of the sponge.[2]
Habitat edit
This sponge lives on rocky reefs and other hard surfaces from 10-12m.[3]
References edit
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Biemna anisotoxa Lévi, 1963". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ a b Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist. 1(1):1-96
- ^ Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
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