Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Red Encrusting Sponge
Monanchora arbuscula
Red Encrusting Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Monanchora arbuscula
Synonyms: Monanchora barbadensis
Size: 4 to 10 in. (10 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 25-75 ft. (8-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Crambeidae (Family)
   └Monanchora (Genus)

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