Ephydatia fluviatilis

Ephydatia fluviatilis is a species of Ephydatia.[1]

Ephydatia fluviatilis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Spongillidae
Genus: Ephydatia
Species:
E. fluviatilis
Binomial name
Ephydatia fluviatilis
(Linnaeus, 1759)

This species is spread globally, however it is most common in the freshwater bodies of the northern hemisphere. [1]

One study elucidated this species's habitat preference in a freshwater lake in Utah.[2]

It has been studied that E. fluviatilis exhibits a symbiotic relationship with different phylums of bacteria in freshwater habitats such as Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria.

Also, E. fluviatilis has the ability to express different sexual phenotypes depending on the reproductive season.

Synonym (basionym): Spongia fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1759.[1]

References
  1. "Ephydatia fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1759)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. Rader, Russell B. (1984). "Factors Affecting the Distribution of a Freshwater Sponge". Freshwater Invertebrate Biology. 3 (2): 86–97. doi:10.2307/1467097. ISSN 0738-2189.

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  1. Costa, R., Keller-Costa, T., Gomes, N.C.M. et al. Evidence for Selective Bacterial Community Structuring in the Freshwater Sponge Ephydatia fluviatilis . Microb Ecol 65, 232–244 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-012-0102-2
  2. Markezich, J. A., & Francis, J. C. (1991). Genetic Analysis of a Population of the Freshwater Sponge Ephydatia fluviatilis (Porifera: Spongillidae). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 110(3), 197–211. https://doi.org/10.2307/3226655
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