Liosina Sponge
Liosina granularis
Also known as: Lumpy Erect Tube Sponge, Marine Sponge, Pado Sponge, Siliceous Sponge, Tube Sponge
- Lumpy Erect Tube Sponge
- Marine Sponge
- Pado Sponge
- Siliceous Sponge
- Tube Sponge
Overview
Found on drop-offs and slopes, of coral and rocky reefs. Varies in colour.
Length - Spreading
Sponges come in a range of sizes from minuscule encrusting species under rocks to massive sponges which can be up to one and half metres high.
They are able to filter many litres of sea water every few seconds.
Sponges can exude highly toxic chemicals and so have very few predators apart from nudibranchs, sea stars, sea urchins and umbrella shell.
Their colour can vary if growing in the light or when growing in the shade.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found on drop-offs and slopes, of coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 4
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPorifera
- classDemospongiae
- orderTethyida
- familyHemiasterellidae
- genusLiosina
- speciesLiosina granularis Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1988
SourcesWoRMS
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