Petrosia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Petrosiidae. [1] Petrosia are well distributed from temperate zone waters to tropical and from intertidal zone to deep waters.[2]
| Petrosia | |
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| Petrosia ficiformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Petrosiidae |
| Genus: | Petrosia Vosmaer, 1885 |
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Sponges are effective filter feeders, and associated, undigested microorganisms can count up to 60% of the fresh weight of marine sponges.[3] These microorganisms include bacteria, fungi, cyanobacteria and unicellular algae.[4]
Species
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Species:[1]
- Petrosia alfiani de Voogd & van Soest, 2002
- Petrosia armata (Lendenfeld, 1887)
- Petrosia australis Bergquist & Warne, 1980
- Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1979)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Petrosia Vosmaer, 1885". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Lee, Yeon-Ju; Cho, Yeonwoo; Tran, Huynh Nguyen Khanh (2021). "Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Sponges of the Genus Petrosia: A Literature Review of 43 Years of Research". Marine Drugs. 19 (3): 122. doi:10.3390/md19030122. PMC 7996255. PMID 33668842.
- ^ Wang, Guangyi (July 2006). "Diversity and biotechnological potential of the sponge-associated microbial consortia". Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 33 (7): 545–551. doi:10.1007/s10295-006-0123-2. ISSN 1367-5435. PMID 16761166.
- ^ P., Proksch; R., Edrada; R., Ebel (2002-07-01). "Drugs from the seas - current status and microbiological implications". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 59 (2–3): 125–134. doi:10.1007/s00253-002-1006-8. ISSN 0175-7598. PMID 12111137.