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Scientific Name: Pectispongilla aurea
English Name: Freshwater sponge
Local/Bangla Name: Sadupanir sponge(স্বাদুপানির স্পঞ্জ )
Photo: Manconi R, Pronzato R (2002)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Spongillidae
Description:
Gemmoscleres refer to tiny structures with smooth, cylindrical, slightly curved shafts, which are characteristic of this particular genus. They exhibit a bipolar but unilateral arrangement of rows of spines emerging from a broad base, giving the appearance of being jointed to each other by siliceous webs. These structures are 31-37µ long, with a shaft width of 2.5µ, and the comb-rows are 17µ long. Gummules are extremely small and spherical, found within a skeletal network. The pneumatic coat is well-defined and visibly granular, with geminoscleres embedded radially. The geminoscleres intersect each other at slanting angles, and their comb-rows point in various directions. The foramen is tubular, and the porus tube is relatively short, measuring 190-220µ in diameter.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in Bangladesh at Water Development Board Training Centre pond, Bhagyakul, Munshigonj.
Environment:
Freshwater
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