Callyspongia crassa

Callyspongia crassa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Callyspongiidae
Genus:	Callyspongia
Species:	C. crassa
Binomial name
	Callyspongia crassa; Keller, 1889
Synonyms
	Sclerochalina crassa Keller, 1889;

Callyspongia crassa, commonly known as prickly tube-sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to Seychelles. Its wide flexible brown tube with exterior protuberances appears single or clusters and reaches up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in size. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

References[]

^ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 238. ISBN 9780007741731.
^ World Porifera Database - Species - Callyspongia crassa (Keller, 1889)
^ Callyspongia crassa - Information on Callyspongia crassa - Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 238. ISBN 9780007741731.

[2] World Porifera Database - Species - Callyspongia crassa (Keller, 1889)

[3] Callyspongia crassa - Information on Callyspongia crassa - Encyclopedia of Life

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