| Common Name | Star encrusting sponge |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | South Florida. |
| Ref. | Messing, Charles., 2010 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | morphology |
| Remarks | 'sponge', from Latin 'spongia', i.e., 'sea animal from which a sponge comes'. 'star' refers to the surface where short canals converge in the oscules, resembling a star. |