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Scientific Name: Corvospongilla lapidosa

Synonym: Spongilla lapidosa Annandale, 1908  (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Freshwater sponge
Local/Bangla Name: Sadupanir sponge(স্বাদুপানির স্পঞ্জ )
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Spongillidae
Description:
The surface of Corvospongilla lapidosa lacks spicular projections, presenting a smooth appearance. The sponge forms thin, flat encrustations, and its skeleton is comprised of well-developed spicule fibers that are held together by a sufficient amount of spongin. Oscula are small, with some raised above the body surface. The live sponge has a very hard consistency. The coloration of the sponge varies from black to grey or pale yellow. The megascleres in Corvospongilla lapidosa are slightly curved, blunt, or rounded at both ends, and they are smooth and stout. Their length and width range from 0.22-0.23 mm and 0.01-0.02 mm, respectively. Microscleres, identified as birotulates or gemmoscleres with a cylindrical shaft containing two rotules at both ends, have a smooth shaft and a small number of medium-sized recurved hooks at the terminal. Their length ranges from 0.22-0.23 mm, and the diameter of rotules ranges from 8-11 µm.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Larvae are free swimming, while the adults are sessile and sedentary. Found in Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:

Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol 14. Protozoa- Gastrotricha Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka: 335 pp

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