Microciona [Microciona]
Description
Microciona sponges are recognized by their encrusting forms and brightly colored surfaces. They have a dense skeleton of microscleres and megascleres, which provides them with a rigid structure. These sponges are often found in diverse and competitive reef environments.
Species

Yellow Tree Sponge [Microciona tentaculata]
View DetailsTaxonomy
Phylum |
Sponges
Porifera
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Class |
Demospongiae
Demospongiae
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Order |
Poecilosclerida
Poecilosclerida
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Family |
Raspailiidae
Raspailiidae
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Statistics
- Species 1