Star Encrusting Sponge
Halisarca caerulea
Star Encrusting Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Halisarca caerulea
Size: 3 to 10 in. (7.5 to 25 cm)
Depth: 25-100 ft. (8-30 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
└Verongimorpha (Subclass)
└Halisarcidae (Family)
└Halisarca (Genus)
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