Echinodictyum [Echinodictyum]

Description

Echinodictyum species are distinguished by their reticulate or net-like structure, with a skeleton that prominently features echinating spicules, giving them a prickly appearance. These sponges are found in a variety of marine habitats, where they attach to hard substrates.

Species
Yellow Encrusting Sponge
Yellow Encrusting Sponge [Echinodictyum mesenterinum]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Sponges
Porifera
Class Demospongiae
Demospongiae
Order Poecilosclerida
Poecilosclerida
Family Raspailiidae
Raspailiidae
Statistics
  • Species 1