Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

White Cryptic Sponge
Leucandra aspera
White Cryptic Sponge
Category: Calcareous Sponges
Scientific Name: Leucandra aspera
Size: 2 to 12 in. (5 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 50-130 ft. (15-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Calcarea (Class)
 └Grantiidae (Family)
  └Leucandra (Genus)

Sponges
Calcareous Sponges

White Cryptic Sponge

Pericharax sp. 1

Yellow Calcareous Sponge



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