Red encrusting sponge
red encrusting sponge | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Suborder: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | |
Subgenus: | |
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][2]
Habitat
This sponge lives on rocky reefs in 6-24m of water.[2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clathria (Isosciella) oudekraalensis.