Ascandra contorta

Ascandra contorta

Classification

Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Dendyidae

Ascandra contorta is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Clathrinidae. This is a whitish sponge which appears as a mass of irregular, convoluted tubes. It is very similar to Clathrina clathrus but usually differs in colour (C.

Distribution

Ascandra contorta — (c) tunicatedreamz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 120Spain · 48

Sources and credits

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