Agelas conifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Agelasida |
Family: | Agelasidae |
Genus: | Agelas |
Species: | A. conifera |
Binomial name | |
Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870) | |
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Agelas conifera, also known as the brown tube sponge, is a species of sponge. Its color is brown, tan, or greyish brown with a lighter interior. It is common in the Caribbean and Bahamas, and occasional in Florida.[1] Agelas conifera contains bromopyrrole alkaloids, notably sceptrin and oroidin, and levels of these feeding-deterrents increase upon predation.[2]
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References
- ↑ Humann, Paul, Reef creature Identification, Edited by Ned Deloach. New World Publications, Inc., 1992, p. 22-23.
- ↑ Sven Rohde; Samuel Nietzer; Peter J. Schupp (2015). "Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges". PLOS ONE. 10 (7): e0132236. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1032236R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132236. PMC 4496075. PMID 26154741.
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