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Chicken Liver Sponge

Chondrilla nucula

Classification

Chondrilla nucula, sometimes called the Caribbean chicken-liver sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Chondrillidae. It is an amorphous shaped sponge that grows in flat, sometimes bulbous sheets in benthic communities. It is sometimes found in marginal, stressful systems such as caves.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 124Italy · 58