Kauaʻi record · KCA-WOI-00005
Biemna fistulosa
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About Biemna fistulosa
A yellow sponge composed of delicate fistules that can merge at their bases. Hawaiian material has elongated tubes approximately five to fifteen centimeters long and about one centimeter wide. It grows in reef crevices and among corals; reddish-brown coloration can also occur.
The Kauaʻi evidence comes from a historical source record dated 2002, retained as “Biemna fistulosa” in Appendix A printed p. 69 of the cited survey. This preserves evidence of the reported occurrence; it does not establish present-day distribution or abundance.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Biemna fistulosa
- Family
- Biemnidae
- Order
- Biemnida
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical source record (2002); current presence not reassessed
- Origin
- Origin not yet resolved
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Biemna fistulosa forms slender yellow projections from a connected base. Historically reported from Kauaʻi (2002).
Sources and further reading
- Coles, S.L., P.R. Reath, K. Longenecker, H. Bolick & L.G. Eldredge. 2004. Assessment of nonindigenous marine species in harbors and on nearby coral reefs on Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a. — Appendix A printed p. 69
- Núñez Pons, Calcinai & Gates (2017) — Biemna fistulosa, Figure 15
- Recovery taxonomy reconciliation — World Porifera Database