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crater sponge
Hemimycale columella
Classification
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Poecilosclerida
- Family
- Hymedesmiidae
Hemimycale columella, the crater sponge, is a species of marine demosponge in the family Hymedesmiidae. It is the type species of the genus Hemimycale and is widely distributed across the Atlanto-Mediterranean region. Description Hemimycale columella is an encrusting sponge that grows in a cushion with a diameter of 10–30 cm and a thickness of more than 1 cm.
Hemimycale est un genre d'éponges de la famille Hymedesmiidae. Les espèces de ce genre sont marines.
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Distribution
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