Spheciospongia vagabunda

Spheciospongia vagabunda (Ridley, 1884)

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Family:	Clionaidae (Boring sponges)
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Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:	Irregularly shaped. Hispid surface with steep-sided conical projections. Calcitic materials fills in grooves; ostia not visible. Oscula in the apex of the conules is hard to see underwater. Hard and corky texture, not easily compressible and hard to tear. Brown; dark conules than the rest of the body. Tightly packed spicules that criss-crosses each other, with some potruding to the surface.
Biology:	Found in areas with coral rubbles and sandy substrate (Ref. 84985). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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