Kingdom Animalia Phylum Porifera Rank Species Subclass Ceractinomorpha | Family Callyspongiidae Genus Callyspongia Order Haplosclerida | |
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Similar Callyspongia, Haplosclerida, Ceractinomorpha, Callyspongia truncata, Callyspongia vaginalis |
Callyspongia crassa, commonly known as prickly tube-sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to Seychelles. Its wide flexible brown tube with exterior protuberances appears single or clusters and reaches up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in size.
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Callyspongia crassa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA