Global InformationCallyspongia crassa information
| Callyspongia crassa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Callyspongiidae |
| Genus: | Callyspongia |
| Species: | C. crassa
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| Binomial name | |
| Callyspongia crassa Keller, 1889
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Callyspongia crassa, commonly known as prickly tube-sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to the Seychelles. Its wide flexible brown tube with exterior protuberances can appear as a single tube or as clusters of tubes and can reach up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in size.[1][2][3] Like many other sea sponges, it is primarily used for marine drugs as they have many bioactive components and properties.[4] They also play an important role in marine reef and benthic communities, as they constantly filter water and act as habitats for smaller organisms.[5][6] As sea sponges, they have the ability to reproduce both sexually and asexually.[7]
- ^ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. HarperCollins. p. 238. ISBN 9780007741731.
- ^ World Porifera Database - Species - Callyspongia crassa (Keller, 1889)
- ^ "Callyspongia crassa (Keller 1889) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ Ibrahim, Hassan A. H.; El-Naggar, Hussein A.; El-Damhougy, Khalied A.; Bashar, Mansour A. E.; Abou Senna, Fekry M. (2017-12-15). "Callyspongia crassa and C. siphonella (Porifera, Callyspongiidae) as a potential source for medical bioactive substances, Aqaba Gulf, Red Sea, Egypt". The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology. 78 (1): 7. doi:10.1186/s41936-017-0011-5. ISSN 2090-990X. S2CID 26352520.
- ^ Singh, Anshika; Thakur, Narsinh L. (22 December 2017). "Influence of spatial competitor on asexual reproduction of the marine sponge Cinachyrella cf. cavernosa (Porifera, Demospongiae)". Hydrobiologia. 809: 247–263. doi:10.1007/s10750-017-3470-2. S2CID 3320898.
- ^ Majoris, John E.; Francisco, Fritz A.; Atema, Jelle; Buston, Peter M. (20 January 2018). "Reproduction, early development, and larval rearing strategies for two sponge-dwelling neon gobies, Elacatinus lori and E. colini". Aquaculture. 483: 286–295. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.10.024.
- ^ Ereskovsky, Alexander V.; Geronimo, Alexia; Pérez, Thierry (10 October 2017). "Asexual and puzzling sexual reproduction of the Mediterranean sponge Haliclona fulva (Demospongiae): life cycle and cytological structures" (PDF). Invertebrate Biology. 136 (4): 403–421. doi:10.1111/ivb.12195.