Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge
Ectyoplasia ferox
Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Ectyoplasia ferox
Size: 6 to 16 in. (15 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Raspailiidae (Family)
   └Ectyoplasia (Genus)

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