506:
46:
231:. It may be beige to pink in colour and grows in two forms: one massive and convoluted, rather like a brain, and the other with narrowing fingers. Its texture is soft and compressible.
426:
439:
547:
400:
452:
322:
571:
478:
265:
505:
540:
227:
The brain sponge may grow to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) across. It has a smooth surface, covered with many scattered
576:
444:
45:
566:
533:
378:
340:
140:
483:
256:
292:"Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa"
162:
40:
431:
465:
387:
318:
470:
209:
97:
517:
560:
215:. This sponge is known from the west coast of South Africa to Port Elizabeth. It is
392:
291:
212:
107:
17:
413:
372:
363:
513:
205:
87:
117:
57:
357:
216:
405:
239:
This sponge lives on rocky reefs subtidally to 25 metres (82 ft).
228:
201:
418:
77:
67:
334:
457:
338:
315:
A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape
Peninsula
521:
347:
290:Samaai, Toufiek; Gibbons, Mark J. (November 2005).
541:
8:
548:
534:
335:
31:
285:
283:
248:
7:
502:
500:
25:
504:
44:
1:
520:. You can help Knowledge by
593:
499:
572:Sponges described in 1880
168:
161:
146:
139:
41:Scientific classification
39:
34:
313:Jones, Georgina (2008).
512:This article about a
180:Homoeodictya elastica
317:. Cape Town: SURG.
172:Desmacidon elastica
577:Demospongiae stubs
379:Isodictya elastica
349:Isodictya elastica
259:Isodictya elastica
198:Isodictya elastica
150:Isodictya elastica
18:Isodictya elastica
529:
528:
494:
493:
466:Open Tree of Life
341:Taxon identifiers
324:978-0-620-41639-9
190:
189:
184:
176:
27:Species of sponge
16:(Redirected from
584:
550:
543:
536:
508:
501:
487:
486:
474:
473:
461:
460:
448:
447:
435:
434:
422:
421:
409:
408:
396:
395:
383:
382:
381:
368:
367:
366:
336:
329:
328:
310:
304:
303:
287:
278:
277:
275:
273:
261:(Vosmaer, 1880)"
253:
219:to this region.
182:
174:
152:
132:I. elastica
49:
48:
32:
21:
592:
591:
587:
586:
585:
583:
582:
581:
567:Poecilosclerida
557:
556:
555:
554:
497:
495:
490:
482:
477:
469:
464:
456:
451:
443:
438:
430:
425:
417:
412:
404:
399:
391:
386:
377:
376:
371:
362:
361:
356:
343:
333:
332:
325:
312:
311:
307:
289:
288:
281:
271:
269:
255:
254:
250:
245:
237:
225:
183:(Vosmaer, 1880)
157:
156:(Vosmaer, 1880)
154:
148:
135:
98:Poecilosclerida
43:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
590:
588:
580:
579:
574:
569:
559:
558:
553:
552:
545:
538:
530:
527:
526:
509:
492:
491:
489:
488:
475:
462:
449:
436:
423:
410:
397:
384:
369:
353:
351:
345:
344:
339:
331:
330:
323:
305:
296:Afr. Nat. Hist
279:
247:
246:
244:
241:
236:
233:
224:
221:
188:
187:
186:
185:
177:
166:
165:
159:
158:
155:
144:
143:
137:
136:
129:
127:
123:
122:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
589:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
564:
562:
551:
546:
544:
539:
537:
532:
531:
525:
523:
519:
515:
510:
507:
503:
498:
485:
480:
476:
472:
467:
463:
459:
454:
450:
446:
441:
437:
433:
428:
424:
420:
415:
411:
407:
402:
398:
394:
389:
385:
380:
374:
370:
365:
359:
355:
354:
352:
350:
346:
342:
337:
326:
320:
316:
309:
306:
301:
297:
293:
286:
284:
280:
268:
267:
262:
260:
252:
249:
242:
240:
234:
232:
230:
222:
220:
218:
214:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
181:
178:
175:Vosmaer, 1880
173:
170:
169:
167:
164:
160:
153:
151:
145:
142:
141:Binomial name
138:
134:
133:
128:
125:
124:
121:
120:
116:
113:
112:
109:
106:
103:
102:
99:
96:
93:
92:
89:
86:
83:
82:
79:
76:
73:
72:
69:
66:
63:
62:
59:
56:
53:
52:
47:
42:
38:
35:Brain sponge
33:
30:
19:
522:expanding it
511:
496:
348:
314:
308:
299:
295:
270:. Retrieved
264:
258:
251:
238:
226:
213:Isodictyidae
197:
194:brain sponge
193:
191:
179:
171:
149:
147:
131:
130:
118:
108:Isodictyidae
88:Demospongiae
29:
414:iNaturalist
373:Wikispecies
272:19 November
223:Description
561:Categories
514:demosponge
302:(1): 1–96.
243:References
206:demosponge
204:of marine
126:Species:
119:Isodictya
64:Kingdom:
58:Eukaryota
432:10814114
364:Q2017396
358:Wikidata
163:Synonyms
104:Family:
78:Porifera
74:Phylum:
68:Animalia
54:Domain:
471:2837445
445:2737405
406:2244338
235:Habitat
217:endemic
208:in the
202:species
200:) is a
114:Genus:
94:Order:
84:Class:
484:168455
458:168455
419:671211
321:
229:oscula
210:family
516:is a
479:WoRMS
427:IRMNG
393:3Q86C
266:WoRMS
518:stub
453:OBIS
440:NCBI
401:GBIF
319:ISBN
274:2010
192:The
388:CoL
563::
481::
468::
455::
442::
429::
416::
403::
390::
375::
360::
298:.
294:.
282:^
263:.
549:e
542:t
535:v
524:.
327:.
300:1
276:.
257:"
196:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
