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Scientific Name: Eunapius calcuttanus

Synonym: Spongilla calcuttana Annandale, 1911 Spongilla fragilis var. calcuttana Annandale, 1911 · (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Freshwater sponge
Local/Bangla Name: Sadupanir sponge(স্বাদুপানির স্পঞ্জ )
sponge : Eunapius calcuttanus

Photo: Jakhalekar SS, Ghate HV (2016)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Spongillidae
Description:
The body of Eunapius calcuttanus is bulbous and elongated, featuring a smooth surface. Numerous flat and small oscula are present, forming distinct radial canals. The consistency of the sponge is soft and fragile. The megascleres in Eunapius calcuttanus are fusiform and slender, with smooth spines at both ends, forming lanceolate-shaped apical projections. Their length and width range from 0.18-0.22 mm and 9-15 µm, respectively. Gemmoscleres are slender, cylindrical, and curved amphioxea with small spines covering the entire body length. Their length and width range from 0.085-0.120 mm and 0.003-0.006 mm, respectively. The gemmules in this species are numerous, small, and spherical, exhibiting a polygonal shape with large air spaces in a well-developed pneumatic layer. Gemmoscleres are embedded in the pneumatic layer tangentially. The foramen is tubular, outwardly open, with a diameter ranging from 0.220-0.250 mm. The coloration of the sponge varies from light brown to light grey.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Adults are sessile, sedentary; remain attached to rocks, sticks, plants, shells or other submerged hard objects. They keep the body directly fastened with the sub-stratum.Found in river basins, lakes and many large water-bodies of the northern part of 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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