Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pink Lumpy Sponge
Monanchora unguifera
Pink Lumpy Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Monanchora unguifera
Synonyms: Monanchora unguifera
Size: 4 to 16 in. (10 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Porifera (Phylum) Sponges
└Demospongiae (Class) Common Sponges
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Poecilosclerida (Order)
   └Crambeidae (Family)
    └Monanchora (Genus)
     └M. unguifera (Species)
WoRMS ID: 863380🔗

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