Lumpy overgrowing sponge [Dysidea herbacea]
Description
This sponge is found in the Pacific Ocean, particularly around Japan and the Great Barrier Reef. It has a lumpy appearance and often overgrows other sponges and coral. The sponge is green in color due to symbiotic algae.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Sponges
Porifera
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Demospongiae
Demospongiae
|
| Order |
Dictyoceratida
Dictyoceratida
|
| Family |
Dysideidae
Dysideidae
|
| Genus |
Dysidea
Dysidea
|