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Orange Icing Sponge

Mycale laevis

Classification

Family
Mycalidae

Mycale laevis, the orange icing sponge or orange undercoat 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) laevis. This sponge is found in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and usually grows in association with a small group of coral genera.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 295United Kingdom · 68United States of America · 57Cuba · 31Mexico · 7Netherlands · 7