Iophon (sponge)

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Iophon
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Iophon minor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Acarnidae
Genus: Iophon
(Gray, 1867)
Species

See text.

Synonyms [1]
  • Alebion(Gray, 1867)
  • Burtonella(de Laubenfels, 1928)
  • Dendoryx (Iophon)(Gray, 1867)
  • Hymedesanisochela(Bakus, 1966)
  • Ingallia(Gray, 1867)
  • Iophonopsis(Dendy, 1924)
  • Iophonota(Laubenfels, 1936)
  • Menyllus(Gray, 1867)
  • Myxilla (Pocillon)(Topsent, 1891)
  • Pocillon(Topsent, 1891)

Iophon is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Acarnidae. [2] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

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Description

This genus contains species with non-fistulose, massive, branching or encrusting growth forms. The ectosomal (outer) skeleton is made of tylotes (long, slender megascleres with knobs at both ends) with microspined bases. [3] The choanosomal (inner) skeleton is a rounded, triangular or square-meshed network of smooth or spined choanosomal styles, arranged singly or with 2-3 per row. [3] The microscleres include bipocilla and palmate anisochelae with spurs. Bipocilla are unique to this genus. They are modified anisochela in which the wing-like alae are joined together by a short curved shaft. [4] Toxas are absent. [3]

Species

The following species are recognised: [5]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Iophon Gray, 1867". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. 1 2 "Iophon Gray, 1867". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Hooper, John N. A. (2002), Hooper, John N. A.; Van Soest, Rob W. M.; Willenz, Philippe (eds.), "Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922", Systema Porifera, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 412–431, doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_51, ISBN   978-0-306-47260-2 , retrieved 2021-08-15
  4. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Sponges of the NE Atlantic : Glossary : bipocillum". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Iophon Gray, 1867". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.