Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Strawberry Vase Sponge
Mycale laxissima
Strawberry Vase Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Mycale laxissima
Size: 3 to 12 in. (8 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 35-130 ft. (12-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida Keys
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Mycalidae (Family)
   └Mycale (Genus)

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