Sycon faulkneri

Sycon faulkneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Leucosolenida
Family: Sycettidae
Genus: Sycon
Species: S. faulkneri
Binomial name
Sycon faulkneri
Ilan, Gugel, Galil, Janussen, 2003

Sycon faulkneri is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Sycettidae.

This is a small tubular sponge (less than 1 cm) found on soft substrates in deep waters in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Despite its recent discovery, this appears to be a common species, distinctive from other Mediterranean Sycon by its small size and habitat.

References

Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Galil, B.S.; Janussen, D. (December 2003). "Small bathyal sponge species from East Mediterranean revealed by a non-regular soft bottom sampling technique" (PDF). Ophelia. 57 (3): 145–160. Retrieved April 8, 2015. 



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