| Family: |
Clionaidae (Boring sponges) |
| Max. size: |
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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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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