Terpios hoshinota

Terpios hoshinota

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae

Terpios hoshinota is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. It is found on rocky shores in the Indo-Pacific region. This sponge forms blackish sheets which overgrow and kill corals, and is the causal agent for the so-called "black disease" of corals.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 4France · 1

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Terpios hoshinota

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