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Scientific Name: Cliona celata Grant, 1826
English Name: Pumpkin colored sponge, Yellow Boring sponge/ Sulpher sponge
Local/Bangla Name: Holud sponge (হলুদ স্পঞ্জ)
Photo: Shaun Lee (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Clionaida
Family: Clionaidae
Description:
The surface is adorned with numerous evenly distributed small conules. Primary fibers, which are quite sparse, have a diameter ranging from 0.005 to 0.01 cm and are created at the ends of the conules by the fusion of multiple fibers, sometimes containing foreign materials. The color varies from a slightly yellowish white to black, depending on the lighting, and it appears whitish with a rust-like hue on the inside.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in the Estuaries and shallow waters of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) (2008) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Protozoa-Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Vol.14, 335 pp.
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