| Common Name | Sponge seaweed |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | MarineSpecies.org, 2050 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd Modifier | mod. for affinity |
| Remarks | 'seaweed' from 1570s sea + weed. 'Weed' from Old English 'weod, uueod', grass, herb, weed; from Proto-Germanic '*weud-', of unknown origin. The branches of this seaweed has the consistency of a sponge. |