Bumpy Sponge [Latrunculia brevispiculata]
Description
The Bumpy Sponge is a species of demosponge found in the Pacific Ocean. This sponge gets its name from the distinctively bumpy surface, which is covered in short spicules. It is known to inhabit deep-sea environments, attaching itself to hard substrates. It displays a unique feature of spicule arrangement that gives it its bumpy texture.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Sponges
Porifera
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Demospongiae
Demospongiae
|
| Order |
Poecilosclerida
Poecilosclerida
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| Family |
Latrunculiidae
Latrunculiidae
|
| Genus |
Latrunculia
Latrunculia
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