Haliclona oculata

Haliclona oculata
	In the Netherlands
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Chalinidae
Genus:	Haliclona
Subgenus:
Species:	H. oculata
Binomial name
	Haliclona oculata; Pallas, 1776
Synonyms
	List Axinella oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Axinella oculata tavaresi Bethencourt-Ferreira, 1923; Chalina arbuscula Verrill, 1873; Chalina cervicornis (Pallas, 1766); Chalina grantii Bowerbank, 1866; Chalina oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Diplodemia vesicula Bowerbank, 1864; Euchalinopsis (Chalina) oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Euchalinopsis oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Halichondria cervicornis Johnston, 1842; Halichondria oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Haliclona occulata Grant, 1841) [lapsus]; Haliclona oculata (Linnaeus, 1759); Isodictya grantii (Bowerbank, 1866); Isodictya pygmaea Bowerbank, 1866; Siphocalina oculata; Spongia cespitosa Rafinesque, 1818; Spongia coalita Müller, 1776; Spongia lanuginosa Esper, 1794; Spongia oculata sensu Pallas, 1766; Spongia oculata Linnaeus, 1759; Veluspa gracilis Miklucho-Maclay, 1870; Veluspa polymorpha Miklucho-Maclay, 1870;

Haliclona oculata, sometimes known by the common name mermaid’s glove, is a species of sea sponges that is found in depths from 4m to approx 1,000 m.

Distribution[]

Haliclona oculata is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and also in South Africa.

Haliclona oculata

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