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Chelonaplysilla violacea (Lendenfeld 1883)

Chelonaplysilla violacea

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Chelonaplysilla violacea is a species of sponge found mainly in New Zealand, but have been reported on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, including areas such as the Indo-Pacific, the United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf, Australia, and Hawaii.[1][2] The color of the species is a reddish-mauve, their surface is opaque, membranous, and optically smooth, and their texture is slimy, soft, and compressible, with horny fibers protruding.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Chelonaplysilla violacea in World Porifera Database".
  2. ^ "Chelonaplysilla violacea". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Chelonaplysilla violacea". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

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Chelonaplysilla violacea: Brief Summary

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Chelonaplysilla violacea is a species of sponge found mainly in New Zealand, but have been reported on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, including areas such as the Indo-Pacific, the United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf, Australia, and Hawaii. The color of the species is a reddish-mauve, their surface is opaque, membranous, and optically smooth, and their texture is slimy, soft, and compressible, with horny fibers protruding.

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Distribution

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The species has been reported from both sides of the Pacific. Given the paucity of morphological characters, it remains to be established whether these wide ranging populations all belong to a single species.
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