Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Barrel Sponge
Xestospongia testudinaria
Barrel Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Xestospongia testudinaria
Size: Up to 6 ft. (2 m)  
Depth: 6-165 ft. (2-50 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Petrosiidae (Family)
   └Xestospongia (Genus)

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