Agelas gracilis
| Agelas gracilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Agelasida |
| Family: | Agelasidae |
| Genus: | Agelas |
| Species: | Agelas gracilis |
Agelas gracilis is a species of demosponge. Its common name is candy cane sponge.[1] It lives primarily in Australian waters. It has a symbiotic relationship with the white zoanthid making red and white polyps.
References
- ↑ van Soest, R. (2014). R. W. M. Van Soest, N. Boury-Esnault, J. N. A. Hooper, K. Rützler, N. J. de Voogd, B. Alvarez de Glasby, E. Hajdu, A. B. Pisera, R. Manconi, C. Schoenberg, D. Janussen, K. R. Tabachnick, M. Klautau, B. Picton, M. Kelly & J. Vacelet, ed. "Agelas gracilis Whitelegge, 1897". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
External links
- "Agelas gracilis". Marine Invertebrate of the Month. Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. July 2010.
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