Sycon faulkneri
Appearance
Sycon faulkneri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Leucosolenida |
Family: | Sycettidae |
Genus: | Sycon |
Species: | S. faulkneri
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Binomial name | |
Sycon faulkneri |
Sycon faulkneri is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Sycettidae.
This is a small tubular sponge (less than 1 cm) found on soft substrates in deep waters in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Despite its recent discovery, this appears to be a common species, distinctive from other Mediterranean Sycon by its small size and habitat.
References
[edit]Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Galil, B.S.; Janussen, D. (December 2003). "Small bathyal sponge species from East Mediterranean revealed by a non-regular soft bottom sampling technique" (PDF). Ophelia. 57 (3): 145–160. Retrieved April 8, 2015.