Orange Puffball Sponge [Hymeraphia breeni]
Description
The Orange Puffball Sponge is a marine sponge that is orange in color, as suggested by its name. It is known to inhabit depths of 70 to 130 meters in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. It is a solitary sponge with a spherical body and an osculum on top. The surface is optically smooth, but microscopically hispid. It is sessile, typically found on rocky substrates.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Sponges
Porifera
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Demospongiae
Demospongiae
|
| Order |
Poecilosclerida
Poecilosclerida
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| Family |
Raspailiidae
Raspailiidae
|
| Genus |
Hymeraphia
Hymeraphia
|