Studies on the Freshwater Sponges of Bangladesh

Islam, Muhammad Rafiqul

dc.contributor.advisor	Ali, Md. Sohrab
dc.contributor.advisor	Mannan, Md. Abdul
dc.contributor.author	Islam, Muhammad Rafiqul
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-21T04:32:20Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-21T04:32:20Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.uri	http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/970
dc.description	This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Biological Sciences (IBSc), University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Field survey was carried out in different locations of Bangladesh in search of Freshwater Sponge. A total of eight species belonging to five genera are described with illustrations and notes on their ecology. The encountered genera and species are: (i) Corvospongilla bhavnagarensis Soota, Pattanayak and saxena, (ii) Corvospongilla sp. (iii) Eunapius crasstssrmus Alu1andale, (iv) Eunapius carteri Bowerbank, (v) Pectispongilla aurea Annandale, (vi) Radiospongilla cinerea Carter, (vii) Spongilla alba Carter and (viii) Spongilla lacustris Linnaeus. The developmental stages and physiology of E. carteri is also reported. Global distribution of the genera of Family Spongillidae reported from Bangladesh are also taken into account.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Rajshahi	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	;D3472
dc.subject	Freshwater Sponge	en_US
dc.subject	Freshwater Sponges of Bangladesh	en_US
dc.subject	IBSc	en_US
dc.title	Studies on the Freshwater Sponges of Bangladesh	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US