Stylissa carteri
| Elephant ear sponge | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Halichondrida |
| Family: | Dictyonellidae |
| Genus: | Stylissa |
| Species: | S. carteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Stylissa carteri Dendy, 1889 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthella carteri | |
Stylissa carteri, commonly known as elephant ear sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to Australia. Its robust, usually free-standing, yellowish-orange body with many spicules grows up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in size. [1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 236. ISBN 9780007741731.
- ↑ World Porifera Database - Species - Stylissa carteri (Dendy, 1889)
- ↑ Stylissa carteri - Information on Stylissa carteri - Encyclopedia of Life
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