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Manihinea lynbeazleyae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Tetractinellida
Family:	Theonellidae
Genus:	Manihinea
Species:	M. lynbeazleyae
Binomial name
Manihinea lynbeazleyae Fromont & Pisera, 2011

Manihinea lynbeazleyae is a genus of deep-water sea sponge in the Theonellidae family, first described by Jane Fromont and Andrzej Pisera in 2011, from a specimen collected in the Perth canyon west of Rottnest Island at a depth of 194–232 m.

The species epithet, lynbeazleyae, honours Lyn Beazley (at the time Chief Scientist of Western Australia, and a dedicated advocate of taxonomic science and sponge research)

Like all members of the class Demospongiae this sponge is hermaphroditic. M. lynbeazleyae is a deep water tree-like sponge found at between 194 and 232 metres depth on soft sediment. It grows to about 19 cm high and 14 cm wide, and has branches which are 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. It has a bright orange exterior, while its interior is bright orange-yellow.

References

1. ^ Jane Fromont; Andrzej Pisera (2011). "A new species of the lithistid sponge genus Manihinea (Demospongiae: Theonellidae) from Western Australian waters" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 26 (2): 109–114. ISSN 0312-3162. Wikidata Q111050096.
2. ^ van Soest, Rob W.M. (2020). "Manihinea lynbeazleyae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
3. "Manihinea lynbeazleyae". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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