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common freshwater sponge

Spongilla lacustris

Classification

Spongilla lacustris is a species of freshwater sponge from the family Spongillidae that inhabits rivers and lakes, often growing on logs or rocks. Lacustris is a Latin word meaning "related to or associated with lakes". Spongilla lacustris is a demosponge with a broad distribution ranging from North America to Eurasia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 245Netherlands · 113Belgium · 96Germany · 20United Kingdom · 4Switzerland · 1