fig sponge

Suberites ficus

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae

Suberites ficus is a species of sponge in the family Suberitidae. It is sometimes known as the fig sponge or orange sponge. Taxonomy The name "ficus" was first used by Pallas in 1766 for Alcyonium ficus but it is unclear exactly which animal he was describing and it is now thought that it may have been an ascidian.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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fig sponge

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