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Scientific Name: Haliclona oculata (Linnaeus, 1759)
English Name: Eyed finger sponge, Mermaids glove, Dead mans fingers
Local/Bangla Name: Sponge (স্পঞ্জ)
Photo: lejones417 (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Chalinidae
Description:
Haliclona oculata is a soft, smooth organism resembling the appearance of “dead man’s fingers.” Its body can have colors such as orange, yellowish-brown, or red. The body produces a multitude of finger-like projections extending from the stalk, each of which is marked with numerous sizable rounded openings called “oscula.” The organism’s skeletal structure is composed of spongin and includes embedded siliceous spicules with two rays, known as “oxea. Its canal system is of the leuconoid type.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, 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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