Pipestela terpenensis
| Pipestela terpenensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Axinellidae |
| Genus: | Pipestela |
| Species: | P. terpenensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pipestela terpenensis (Fromont, 1993)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Amphimedon terpenensis Fromont, 1993 | |
Pipestela terpenensis is a species of sponge belonging to the family Axinellidae.[1][2][3]
The species was first described in 1993 by Jane Fromont as Amphimedon terpenensis from a specimen collected at a depth of 19 m on MacGillivray Reef, Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef.[1][4] The species epithet, terpenensis, was given because of the large proportion of terpenes in this sponge.[4]
Description[edit]
P. terpenensis is a red-brown sponge with a thin maroon band due partially to the sponge's pigment but also to a symbiont cyanobacteria.[4] It is tall and sometimes the branches look like flattened organ pipes.[4]
Habitat[edit]
It grows on reefs in full light, on dead coral or rock at depths of 10 to 20.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Australian Faunal Directory: Pipestela terpenensis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J, eds. (2022). "Pipestela terpenensis Fromont, 1993". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Pipestela terpenensis Fromont, 1993". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Jane Fromont (1993). "Descriptions of species of the Haplosclerida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef". The Beagle. 10: 7-40 [23]. ISSN 0811-3653. Wikidata Q108329552.
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