Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Barrel Sponge
Barrel Sponge
Scientific Name: Xestospongia testudinaria
Class: Demospongiae
Family: Petrosiidae
Category: Common Sponges
Size: Up to 6 ft. (2 m)  
Depth: 6-165 ft. (2-50 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia

Sponges
Common Sponges

Barrel Sponge

Golf Ball Sponge

Fan Sponge

Strepsichordaia lendenfeldi

Chalinula nematifera

Vagabond Boring Sponge

Melophlus sarasinorum



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