Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Pink and Red Encrusting Sponge
Spirastrella coccinea
Pink and Red Encrusting Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Spirastrella coccinea
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
└Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
└Spirastrellidae (Family)
└Spirastrella (Genus)
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