Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Orange-Veined Encrusting Sponge
Clathria curacaoensis
Orange-Veined Encrusting Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Clathria curacaoensis
Synonyms: Clathria raraechelae, Rhaphidophlus venosus
Size: 4 to 12 in. (10 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 25-100 ft. (8-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida Keys
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Microcionidae (Family)
   └Clathria (Genus)

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