Terpios fugax

Terpios fugax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Hadromerida
Family: Suberitidae
Genus: Terpios
Species: T. fugax
Binomial name
Terpios fugax
Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Terpios fugax is a species of demosponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. It is found on rocky shores on both sides of the North Atlantic. This species forms small, thin patches on rocks and would be inconspicuous if it weren't for its colour, a startlingly vivid blue.

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