Callyspongia crassa
Callyspongia crassa, commonly known as prickly tube-sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to Seychelles. Its wide flexible brown tube with exterior protuberances appears single or clusters and reaches up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in size. [1] [2] [3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Callyspongiidae |
| Genus: | Callyspongia |
| Species: | C. crassa |
| Binomial name | |
| Callyspongia crassa Keller, 1889 | |
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References
- Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 238. ISBN 9780007741731.
- World Porifera Database - Species - Callyspongia crassa (Keller, 1889)
- Callyspongia crassa - Information on Callyspongia crassa - Encyclopedia of Life
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