Black-ball Sponge

Ircinia strobilina

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Dictyoceratida
Family: Irciniidae

Ircinia strobilina is a species of sponge in the family Irciniidae. It is grey or shiny black in colour, with spiny structures (conules) dotting the surface. The spiny structures are interconnected by ridges, though not arranged in an orderly lattice.

Distribution

Black-ball Sponge — (c) SiphonophoreSlinger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 27Cuba · 23France · 16Mexico · 9United Kingdom · 8Netherlands · 7Brazil · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) SiphonophoreSlinger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionIrcinia strobilina, Wikipedia contributors

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