Information

Scientific Name Iotrochota baculifera Ridley, 1884  
Classification #Kingdom: Animalia
 #Phylum: Porifera
       #Class: Demospongiae
             #Order: Poecilosclerida
                   #Family: Iotrochotidae
                         #Genus: Iotrochota
                               #Species: Iotrochota baculifera Ridley, 1884
Common Name(Thai) ฟองน้ำสีดำเมือกม่วง
Common Name(English) Sponge
Locality North side of Ko Tan
Province Suratthani
Collector Putchakarn, S
Identify by Putchakarn, S
Status rare
Major Characters thick encrusting, external color is black,purple, internal color is black,purple, EtOH color is black
Principal Investigator Sumaitt Putchakarn
Id. BRT-R149013-A030
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND