Haliclona oculata

Haliclona oculata
	In the Netherlands
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Chalinidae
Genus:	Haliclona
Subgenus:	Haliclona
Species:	H. oculata
Binomial name
	Haliclona oculata; Pallas, 1776
Synonyms
	List Axinella oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Axinella oculata tavaresi Bethencourt-Ferreira, 1923; Chalina arbuscula Verrill, 1873; Chalina cervicornis (Pallas, 1766); Chalina grantii Bowerbank, 1866; Chalina oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Diplodemia vesicula Bowerbank, 1864; Euchalinopsis (Chalina) oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Euchalinopsis oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Halichondria cervicornis Johnston, 1842; Halichondria oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Haliclona occulata Grant, 1841) [lapsus]; Haliclona oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Isodictya grantii (Bowerbank, 1866); Isodictya pygmaea Bowerbank, 1866; Siphocalina oculata; Spongia cespitosa Rafinesque, 1818; Spongia coalita Müller, 1776; Spongia lanuginosa Esper, 1794; Spongia oculata sensu Pallas, 1766; Spongia oculata Linnaeus, 1759; Veluspa gracilis Miklucho-Maclay, 1870; Veluspa polymorpha Miklucho-Maclay, 1870;

Haliclona oculata, sometimes known by the common name mermaid’s glove, is a species of sea sponges that is found in depths of around 1,000 m.

Distribution

Haliclona oculata is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and also in South Africa.

Haliclona oculata grows to a size of about 30 cm and has a soft texture.

This species feeds on particles in the water.