Haliclona (soestella) xena - Paarse buisjesspons
In: Verleye, T.J. et al. (2024). Geïntroduceerde niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria anno 2024. VLIZ Special Publication, 93. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 826 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/96, more In: VLIZ Special Publication. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISSN 1377-0950, more Related to:VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Haliclona (Soestella) xena. Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria = Non-indigenous species from the Belgian part of the North Sea and estuaria. VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (VLIZ): Oostende. Diff. pag. pp., more |  |
| Keyword | Haliclona (Soestella) xena de Weerdt, 1986 [WoRMS]
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| Project | Top | Author | - Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more
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| Abstract | The area of origin of the sponge Haliclona (Soestella) xena is unknown. It is assumed that oyster culture is at the basis of its introduction. The species was discovered in the Netherlands in 1977. However, it was not until 1986 that this species, unknown to science, was described and given its scientific name. In 2009, the species had spread along the Dutch coast, both in Zeeland and the Wadden Sea. In Belgium, this sponge was first observed in 1988 in the marina of Zeebrugge and since 2009 in the Sluice Dock of Ostend. This purple-red to light brown sponge attaches itself to all kinds of substrates in marine and brackish waters. |
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