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An account of hexactinellid sponge, Hyalonema (Cyliconema) apertum apertum collected from Andaman waters

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Title An account of hexactinellid sponge, Hyalonema (Cyliconema) apertum apertum collected from Andaman waters
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Creator Vinod,K
George,Rani Mary
Sanil,N K
Jayaprakash,A A
Manjebrayakath,Hashim
Thankappan,Divya
 
Subject Deep-sea sponge
Hexactinellida
Hyalonema
Andaman waters
 
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The hexactinellid sponge collected aboard FORV Sagar Sampada from the eastern side of North Andaman waters at 13o06’ N lat. and 93o11’E long. was identified as Hyalonema (Cyliconema) apertum apertum. This species, collected at a depth of 402 m, belonged to the Class Hexactinellida, Order Amphidiscosida and Family Hyalonematidae. The body is spindle-like, followed by basalia in the form of long twisted spicules. Identical specimens collected from 12o57’ N lat. & 93o07’ E long. and 12o45’ N lat. & 93o09’ E long.
confirmed the presence of H. (Cyliconema) apertum apertum in the Central Andaman waters too. The present communication describes the characteristic features of H. (Cyliconema) apertum apertum along with a detailed account of the types and dimensions of spicules.
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Date 2021-09-08T08:20:52Z
2021-09-08T08:20:52Z
2007
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/61779
 
Language English
 
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Publisher MBAI