| 词条 | Tree sponge |
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| image = Tree sponge1692.jpg | taxon = Echinoclathria dichotoma | authority = (Lévi, 1963) | synonyms = * Ophlitaspongia dichotoma Lévi, 1963 }} The tree sponge (Echinoclathria dichotoma) is a species of demosponge.[1] It is known from the west coast of South Africa to Cape Agulhas. It is endemic to this region.[1] DescriptionThe tree sponge may grow to 15 cm in height. It is a bright red sponge which grows upright and branches like a tree. The surface texture is smooth and the branch tips are rounded. Its oscula are inconspicuous.[1] HabitatThis sponge lives on rocky reefs subtidally to 43m.[2] EcologyThis sponge is often colonised by a white zoanthid, Parazoanthus sp.[3] References1. ^1 2 Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist. 1(1):1-96 {{Commons category|Echinoclathria dichotoma}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q3463328}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tree Sponge}}{{demosponge-stub}}2. ^Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0-620-41639-9}} 3. ^Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa {{ISBN|978-1-77007-772-0}} 2 : Poecilosclerida|Sponges described in 1963 |
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