Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Peach Encrusting Sponge
Clathria sp.
Peach Encrusting Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Clathria sp.
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)
  └Microcionidae (Family)
   └Clathria (Genus)

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