Gelliodes wilsoni
| Gelliodes wilsoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Niphatidae |
| Genus: | Gelliodes |
| Species: | G. wilsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Gelliodes wilsoni Carballo, Aquilar-Camacho, Knapp & Bell, 2013 [1]
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Gelliodes wilsoni, sometimes known as the gray encrusting sponge, is a species of
type locality being North Sulawesi. He gave it the name Gelliodes fibrosa, a name already used in 1905 for a species in the Gulf of Mannar, Sri Lanka. In 2013, Carballo, Aquilar-Camacho, Knapp & Bell, decided that this was a homonym, a separate taxon from the original one given that name, and gave the new species the name Gelliodes wilsoni.[1]
Description
Gelliodes wilsoni varies somewhat in growth form but is usually found as a thick encrusting mat with irregular branches that overgrow each other, sometimes joining together, and sometimes forming short erect branches. It is usually bluish-grey, with a beige-grey interior. The texture is spongy but fibrous, elastic and tough and the surface may be smooth or may have irregular tufts of fibres protruding.[2]
Distribution and habitat
G. wilsoni was originally known from the Philippines. It has spread to Hawaii as an
Kaneohe Bay and other locations, it is present on patch reefs, and may encrust the shaded lower surfaces of plate corals.[2]
Specimens of a sponge presumed to be identical to G. wilsoni have been found in other locations across the Pacific Ocean; these include
international transport, as the reproductive ability of this sponge would only allow it to disperse locally.[3]
References
- ^ a b van Soest, Rob (2016). "Gelliodes wilsoni Carballo, Aquilar-Camacho, Knapp & Bell, 2013". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Gelliodes fibrosa Wilson, 1925". Introduced Marine Species of Hawaii. Hawaii Biological Survey, Bishop Museum. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ S2CID 85037110.