Hermit Crab Sponge

Suberites latus

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae

Pseudospongosorites is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae. Currently, the genus is considered as monotypic, consisting of a single species Pseudospongosorites suberitoides. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and on the Atlantic coast of the United States as far north as North Carolina.

Distribution

Hermit Crab Sponge — (c) Erin McKittrick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Erin McKittrick · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 61Canada · 3

Sources and credits

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Hermit Crab Sponge

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