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Pseudoceratina purpurea is widespread in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and has already been recorded in Madagascar and Mozambique.
The living specimens are massively encrusting or massive, irregularly spherical.
They have an uneven surface with scattered, small, sharp cones and prominent oscula
The living sponge is light yellow in color and its consistency is tough.
There are four valid species in this genus, all with an Indo-Pacific distribution:
Pseudoceratina arabica (Keller, 1889)
Pseudoceratina durissima Carter, 1885 (blue-black live color with smooth surface)
Pseudoceratina verrucosa Bergquist,1995
Pseudoceratina purpurea
Investigations in the Gulf of Thailand revealed that 303 coral colonies were overgrown by the sponge, with evidence that mushroom corals and Pavona spp. were disproportionately affected compared to other corals.
Smaller Pseudoceratina purpurea individuals most commonly colonized rocks, while larger individuals most commonly covered mushroom corals.
Pseudoceratina purpurea has proven to be a competitive benthic colonizer.
Synonyms:
Aplysina purpurea Carter, 1880 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Cacospongia ramosa (Thiele, 1899) · unaccepted
Dendrilla verongiformis de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Druinella purpurea (Carter, 1880) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Druinella ramosa Thiele, 1899 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Druinella tyroeis de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Hexadella pleochromata de Laubenfels, 1950 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Korotnewia desiderata Poléjaeff, 1889 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Psammaplysilla kelleri Wilson, 1925 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Psammaplysilla purpurea (Carter, 1880) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Thorectopsamma xana de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Literature reference:
Calcinai, Barbara & Belfiore, Giuseppe & Pica, Daniela & Torsani, Fabrizio & Palma, Marco & Cerrano, Carlo. (2020).
Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique).
European Journal of Taxonomy. 10.5852/ejt.2020.698
License CC BY
The living specimens are massively encrusting or massive, irregularly spherical.
They have an uneven surface with scattered, small, sharp cones and prominent oscula
The living sponge is light yellow in color and its consistency is tough.
There are four valid species in this genus, all with an Indo-Pacific distribution:
Pseudoceratina arabica (Keller, 1889)
Pseudoceratina durissima Carter, 1885 (blue-black live color with smooth surface)
Pseudoceratina verrucosa Bergquist,1995
Pseudoceratina purpurea
Investigations in the Gulf of Thailand revealed that 303 coral colonies were overgrown by the sponge, with evidence that mushroom corals and Pavona spp. were disproportionately affected compared to other corals.
Smaller Pseudoceratina purpurea individuals most commonly colonized rocks, while larger individuals most commonly covered mushroom corals.
Pseudoceratina purpurea has proven to be a competitive benthic colonizer.
Synonyms:
Aplysina purpurea Carter, 1880 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Cacospongia ramosa (Thiele, 1899) · unaccepted
Dendrilla verongiformis de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Druinella purpurea (Carter, 1880) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Druinella ramosa Thiele, 1899 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Druinella tyroeis de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Hexadella pleochromata de Laubenfels, 1950 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Korotnewia desiderata Poléjaeff, 1889 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Psammaplysilla kelleri Wilson, 1925 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Psammaplysilla purpurea (Carter, 1880) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Thorectopsamma xana de Laubenfels, 1954 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Literature reference:
Calcinai, Barbara & Belfiore, Giuseppe & Pica, Daniela & Torsani, Fabrizio & Palma, Marco & Cerrano, Carlo. (2020).
Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique).
European Journal of Taxonomy. 10.5852/ejt.2020.698
License CC BY
