Orange sponge

Mycale grandis

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Mycalidae

Mycale grandis, the orange keyhole sponge, is a species of marine demosponge in the family Mycalidae. Mycale is a large genus and this species is placed in the subgenus Mycale making its full name, Mycale (Mycale) grandis. Description Mycale grandis is a bright orange colour both outside and inside.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 4

Sources and credits

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Orange sponge

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