Pipe Sponge
Common Name: Pipe Sponge
Scientific Name: Leucosolenia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Other Taxonomy: Order: Leucosolenida Family: Leucosoleniidae Genus: Leucosolenia
Specimen #:90
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Found in tide pools and on wharves and represented by numerous species, the widespread genus includes most of the asconoids, structurally the simplest sponges.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: Found in tide pools and on wharves and represented by numerous species, the widespread genus includes most of the asconoids, structurally the simplest sponges.
Relationship with humans: no known relationship with humans
Sources:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/337699/Leucosolenia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucosolenia
Scientific Name: Leucosolenia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Other Taxonomy: Order: Leucosolenida Family: Leucosoleniidae Genus: Leucosolenia
Specimen #:90
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Found in tide pools and on wharves and represented by numerous species, the widespread genus includes most of the asconoids, structurally the simplest sponges.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: Found in tide pools and on wharves and represented by numerous species, the widespread genus includes most of the asconoids, structurally the simplest sponges.
Relationship with humans: no known relationship with humans
Sources:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/337699/Leucosolenia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucosolenia