Language: English
This identification guide given an overview of sponge biology, the study area and systematic accounts of all sponge groups found around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It describes 41 species under 33 genera, 27 families, and 10 orders.
1. Introduction
2. Physiology of Sponges:
i. General organisation
ii. Digestive system
iii. Canal system
iv. Skeleton
v. Reproduction
vi. Defence mechanism of sponges
3. Study area and methodology:
i. Topography of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ii. Survey areas
iii. Sponge collection
4. Systematics of sponge
1. Phylum porifera grant, 1836
2. Class demospongiae sollas, 1885
3. Order homosclerophorida Dendy, 1905
4. Family plakinidae schluze, 1880
5. Order spirophorida bergguist and Hogg, 1966
6. Family Tetillidae sollas, 1886
7. Order astrophorida sollas, 1888
8. Family ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870
9. Order Hadromerida topsent, 1894
10. Family Clionidae d’ orbigny, 1851
11. Family spirastrellidae Ridley and Dendy, 1886
12. Family Tethyidae gray, 1848
13. Order poecilosclerida topsent, 1928
14. Suborder microcionina Hajdu, van Soest and Hooper, 1994
15. Family acarnidae Dendy, 1922
16. Family microcionidae carter, 1875
References
Index