Spheciospongia vesparium
Loggerhead Sponge | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Hadromerida |
Family: | Spirastrellidae |
Genus: | Spheciospongia |
Species: | S. vesparium |
Binomial name | |
Spheciospongia vesparium Lamarck, 1815 | |
Spheciospongia vesparium is a sea sponge belonging to the phylum Porifera.
While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.[1]
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