Plakortis zyggompha

Plakortis zyggompha (de Laubenfels, 1934) Synonymy and references. Plakortis zyggompha (de Laubenfels, 1934): Diaz & van Soest (1994): 104. Material. USNM 1228902, 1228903, 1228904, Carrie Bow Cay, back reef near reef crest, underside of Acropora palmata coral rubble, 0.3 m; K. Ruetzler col. 23 Apr 1974. USNM 1228905, Carrie Bow Cay south back reef, lower surface of coral rock, 1m; K. Ruetzler col. 13 Mar 0 9. External morphology. Small crusts or cushions (to 5 mm thick), covering up to 5 cm 2. Small (1 mm) oscula, located on the thicker lobes. Smooth surface, firm-elastic consistency. Color cream to olive, brown, and blackish brown. Skeleton structure. Spicules densely packed throughout. Spicules. Diods, small but of considerable size range: 18–138 x 3–8 (85 x 5) Μm; triods, common: 38–110 (55) Μm. Ecology. Under platy coral rubble in the back reef, 0.3–1 m, reported from below 100 m. Distribution. Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
Published as part of Rützler, Klaus, Piantoni, Carla, Van, Rob W. M. & Díaz, Cristina, 2014, Diversity of sponges (Porifera) from cryptic habitats on the Belize barrier reef near Carrie Bow Cay, pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 3805 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3805.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/249983
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