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Myrmekioderma granulatum forms a massive, bulbous, partially buried and with a surface covered by large, round, low, rounded plates that resemble flat tubercles.
Its color is bright orange, while the tubercles are dark red and brownish.
The sponge is fleshy and compressible, its surface appears smooth but is microrough under microscopic magnification.
The members of the class Demospongiae, to which Myrmekioderma granulatum also belongs, are hermaphroditic.
The zygotes develop into free-swimming Parenchymella larvae before settling on a substrate where they grow into a young sponge.
Literature reference:
Calcinai, Barbara & Belfiore, Giuseppe & Pica, Daniela & Torsani, Fabrizio & Palma, Marco & Cerrano, Carlo. (2020).
Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique). European Journal of Taxonomy. 10.5852/ejt.2020.698
Synonyms:
Acanthoxifer ceylonensis Dendy, 1905 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Acanthoxifer fourmanoiri Lévi, 1956 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Alcyonium granulatum Esper, 1829 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Myrmekioderma granulata (Esper, 1829) · unaccepted (agreement in gender)
Myrmekioderma tylota de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Neoprosypa atina de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Its color is bright orange, while the tubercles are dark red and brownish.
The sponge is fleshy and compressible, its surface appears smooth but is microrough under microscopic magnification.
The members of the class Demospongiae, to which Myrmekioderma granulatum also belongs, are hermaphroditic.
The zygotes develop into free-swimming Parenchymella larvae before settling on a substrate where they grow into a young sponge.
Literature reference:
Calcinai, Barbara & Belfiore, Giuseppe & Pica, Daniela & Torsani, Fabrizio & Palma, Marco & Cerrano, Carlo. (2020).
Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique). European Journal of Taxonomy. 10.5852/ejt.2020.698
Synonyms:
Acanthoxifer ceylonensis Dendy, 1905 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Acanthoxifer fourmanoiri Lévi, 1956 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Alcyonium granulatum Esper, 1829 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Myrmekioderma granulata (Esper, 1829) · unaccepted (agreement in gender)
Myrmekioderma tylota de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Neoprosypa atina de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
