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Scientific Name: Tetilla dactyloidea (Carter, 1869)
English Name: Golf ball sponge
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Golf ball sponge - Not Known - Tetilla dactyloidea - Type: Sponges

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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Tetillidae
Description:
The body is flattened, firm, flesh-like, elongated, and takes on a tongue-shaped form, with a smooth surface, and a rounded and blunt upper end. In its living state, it appears as a pale greenish-gray color. There is a single, very small osculum that leads to a central cavity, which is nearly indistinguishable. The ostias are limited to the upper three-quarters of the sponge’s surface area. The anchors of the anatriaenes are located in the lower region, with long rays projecting upwards. Small radiating rays from the protriaenes are found in the surface region of the upper part, while long oxeas are distributed throughout the entire sponge. There are no microscleres present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
East Coast, 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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