Puffball sponge

Oceanapia sagittaria

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Phloeodictyidae

Tethya aurantium, also known as the golf ball sponge or orange puffball sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae. It is spherical in shape, with a warty surface, and grows to about 10 cm in diameter. Oscula are present on the upper surface.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 36

Sources and credits

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Puffball sponge

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