Record #167: Astrosclera willeyana

Taxonomic Information from World Porifera Database

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Specimen Information

StatusReference
Submitted asAstrosclera willeyana
Collectiondate2000-03-18
locationinside hard line, Pompey Group, GBR (21° 22' 25'' S, 151° 14' 32'' E)
depth4m
byG. Wörheide
Voucher numberQMG316066
Voucher locationQueensland Musem
Preservation methodEthanol
Identified byG. Wörheide
Verifieddate19th of March 2000
byG. Wörheide
Morphological description (show/hide)
Additional informationhas secondary aragonitic 'hypercalcified' coralline skeleton which is built by small spherulites. spicule size and geometry variable, can be absent, depending on geographic location.
PICTURES NOT FROM ACTUAL SPECIMEN, BUT TYPICAL FOR SPECIES.
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Pictures
in situsectionspicule prep

Associated DNA Sequences

Sequence #169ITS1 and ITS2
Comment: ITS1 and ITS2, plus flanking regions
Sequence #168CO1 FolmerGenbank AJ972396
Comment: Folmer fragment