Trikentrion flabelliforme
Orange to blood red alive, or beige, frequently with bands of a white zoanthid over the surface. Surface smooth but microscopically hispid. Oscules minute, may have fine radiating canals. Texture firm, slightly compressible. Characterised microscopically by presence of acanthoplagiotriaenes.
Morphology
Erect, thin to thick flattened fans or digits with basal stalk.
Behaviour
Sessile filter feeder.
Method of reproduction
Sexual with larvae.
Habitat
Marine
This species is found in turbid waters, common in the Pilbara and southern Kimberley.
Distribution
North western Australia from Exmouth Gulf to Indonesia. WA: Dampier, Pilbara to Eclipse Islands, lower Kimberley.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Subclass: | Heteroscleromorpha |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Raspailiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyamoninae |
| Genus: | Trikentrion |
| Species: | flabelliforme |
| Name Published Year: | 1912 |
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| Rank: | species |
| Scientific Name Authorship: | Hentschel |
| Commercial Impact: | None |
| Conservation Assessment: | Least Concern |
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Accessed 30 Aug 2023
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