Manihinea lynbeazleyae is a genus of deep-water sea sponge in the Theonellidae family,[2] first described by Jane Fromont and Andrzej Pisera in 2011,[2][1] from a specimen collected in the Perth canyon west of Rottnest Island at a depth of 194–232 m.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Theonellidae |
| Genus: | Manihinea |
| Species: | M. lynbeazleyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Manihinea lynbeazleyae Fromont & Pisera, 2011
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The species epithet, lynbeazleyae, honours Lyn Beazley (at the time Chief Scientist of Western Australia, and a dedicated advocate of taxonomic science and sponge research)[1]
Like all members of the class Demospongiae this sponge is hermaphroditic.[3] M. lynbeazleyae is a deep water tree-like sponge found at between 194 and 232 metres depth on soft sediment.[1] It grows to about 19 cm high and 14 cm wide, and has branches which are 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter.[1] It has a bright orange exterior, while its interior is bright orange-yellow.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Jane Fromont; Andrzej Pisera (2011). "A new species of the lithistid sponge genus Manihinea (Demospongiae: Theonellidae) from Western Australian waters" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 26 (2): 109–114. ISSN 0312-3162. Wikidata Q111050096.
- ^ a b van Soest, Rob W.M. (2020). "Manihinea lynbeazleyae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Manihinea lynbeazleyae". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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