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Sprawling Sponge

Neopetrosia subtriangularis

Classification

Neopetrosia subtriangularis is a species of marine petrosiid sponges native to the waters off Florida and the Caribbean Sea. They superficially resemble staghorn corals. Taxonomy Neopetrosia subtriangularis was originally described by the French naturalist Édouard Placide Duchassaing de Fontbressin in 1850 as Spongia subtriangularis.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Cuba · 15United States of America · 1