Red encrusting sponge

red encrusting sponge
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Poecilosclerida
Suborder:	Microcionina
Family:	Microcionidae
Subfamily:	Microcioninae
Genus:	Clathria
Subgenus:	Clathria (Isociella)
Species:	C. oudekraalensis
Binomial name
Clathria (Isociella) oudekraalensis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005

The red encrusting sponge, Clathria (Isociella) oudekraalensis, is a species of demosponge^[1]. It is known only from the South African coast, on both sides of the Cape Peninsula. It is endemic to this region^[1].

Description

The red encrusting sponge grows to about 1 cm in thickness and up to 30 cm wide. It is a bright red encrusting sponge. Its surface is smooth and the oscula are not visible^[1].

Habitat

This sponge lives on rocky reefs in 6-24m of water.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist. 1(1):1-96

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