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Holopsamma fuliginosa
Gunther, Dallas, Carruthers & Francis, 1885
GBIF:258245626
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Hab. Marine.
Gunther, Albert C. L. G., Dallas, William S., Carruthers, William, Francis, William (1885): The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. In: Reptiles and Batrachians from Brazil. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; KENT AND CO.,; WHITT AKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN: AND ASHER, BERLIN: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS: 1-96, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14926803
Form of specimen massive, sessile, contracted at the base, consisting of erect compressed lobes about g in. thick, with irregular margins, more or less united together centrally or proceeding from each other proliferously. Consistence hard, coral-like. Colour dark neutral tint outside, lighter within. Surface smooth, irregularly papillated. Vents ami pores not seen, probably closed by desiccation. Structure very compact; texture small-grained. Size of largest specimen, for there are two, 8 in. high by 6 x 5 in. horizontally.
Gunther, Albert C. L. G., Dallas, William S., Carruthers, William, Francis, William (1885): The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. In: Reptiles and Batrachians from Brazil. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; KENT AND CO.,; WHITT AKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN: AND ASHER, BERLIN: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS: 1-96, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14926803
Obs. Examined in the dry state only, as there is no spirit-preserved specimen. The remarkably stony, hard, coral-like form ami appearance of this species, together with the black colour, renders it almost unmistakable; and, although there are no vents to be seen on the surface, the internal structure is plentifully traversed by the branches of the excretory canalsystem.
Gunther, Albert C. L. G., Dallas, William S., Carruthers, William, Francis, William (1885): The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. In: Reptiles and Batrachians from Brazil. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; KENT AND CO.,; WHITT AKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN: AND ASHER, BERLIN: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS: 1-96, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14926803
Loc. Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Depth?
Gunther, Albert C. L. G., Dallas, William S., Carruthers, William, Francis, William (1885): The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. In: Reptiles and Batrachians from Brazil. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; KENT AND CO.,; WHITT AKER AND CO.: BAILLIERE, PARIS: MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, EDINBURGH: HODGES, FOSTER, AND CO., DUBLIN: AND ASHER, BERLIN: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS: 1-96, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14926803
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