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Do-not-touch-me Sponge

Neofibularia nolitangere

Classification

Family
Biemnidae

Neofibularia nolitangere, commonly known as the touch-me-not sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Biemnidae. It is found in shallow waters in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Description Neofibularia nolitangere is a massive sponge often growing to about 30 centimetres (12 in) wide and 30 centimetres tall but sometimes reaching 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in width.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 174Netherlands · 49United Kingdom · 37Cuba · 36United States of America · 13