Common name of Verongula rigida
 
Common Name Pitted sponge
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Floriday Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2004
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core
1st Modifier
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'sponge', from Latin 'spongia', i.e., 'sea animal from which a sponge comes'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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