orange fibrous horny sponge

Myxilla fimbriata

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Myxillidae

The list of sponges of South Africa is a list of species that form a part of the poriferan (Phylum Porifera) fauna of South Africa. Taxonomy follows WoRMS. The list follows the SANBI listing on iNaturalist, and does not always agree with WoRMS for distribution.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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orange fibrous horny sponge

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