Agelas tubulata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Porifera
- Class: Demospongiae
- Order: Agelasida
- Family: Agelasidae
- Genus: Agelas
- Species: Agelas tubulata
Visual Description
Agelas tubulata is a sponge species characterized by a distinct tubular growth form. It typically forms clusters that can reach heights exceeding 20 cm, with individual tubes featuring apertures approximately 5–8 cm in diameter. The sponge exhibits a yellow-orange coloration and possesses a smooth surface texture, with a consistency that is both elastic and compressible.[2] These morphological traits are consistent with observations of the species in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset.[1]
Distribution and Ecology
The species is widely distributed throughout the Caribbean region, with documented occurrences in Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, the Greater Antilles, and Venezuela.[2]
Research and Applications
Agelas tubulata has been investigated for its potential in the development of environmentally friendly anti-fouling paints. In studies, extracts prepared from the sponge tissue using a methanol/dichloromethane mixture were incorporated into rosin-based paints to evaluate their effectiveness in inhibiting biofouling on submerged surfaces.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Porifera / Demospongiae / Agelasida / Agelasidae / Agelas / tubulata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Carlos Puentes; Katerine Carreño; Marisol Santos Acevedo; Javier Gómez-León; Mónica García; Marı́a del Carmen Pérez; M. Stupak; Guillermo Blustein. Anti-fouling Paints Based on Extracts of Marine Organisms from The Colombian Caribbean. Ciencia y tecnología de buques. 2014. https://doi.org/10.25043/19098642.105.