Barrel Sponge
Common Name: Barrel Sponge
Scientific Name: Xestospongia testudinaria
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Other Taxonomy: Order: Haplosclerida Family: Petrosiidae Genus: Xestospongia
Specimen #:93
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Presumed alive
Location: Unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: This species is found in the Philippines, Australia, western and central Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaya and New Caledonia.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: This species is found in the Philippines, Australia, western and central Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaya and New Caledonia.
Relationship with humans: no known relationship with humans
Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xestospongia_testudinaria
Scientific Name: Xestospongia testudinaria
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Other Taxonomy: Order: Haplosclerida Family: Petrosiidae Genus: Xestospongia
Specimen #:93
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Presumed alive
Location: Unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: This species is found in the Philippines, Australia, western and central Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaya and New Caledonia.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: This species is found in the Philippines, Australia, western and central Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaya and New Caledonia.
Relationship with humans: no known relationship with humans
Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xestospongia_testudinaria