Kingdom Animalia Family Axinellidae Phylum Porifera Order Halichondrida | Class Demospongiae Genus Dragmacidon Rank Species | |
Similar Halichondrida, Axinellidae, Agelasida, Biemna | ||
Dragmacidon lunaecharta, common name red ball sponge or red boring sponge, is a species of demosponge found through the western atlantic ocean. It feeds on plankton. These sponges do not attach themselves to rocks or the sea floor but drift in water currents. Its main predators are seaslugs. It has been kept in home aquariums.
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Dragmacidon lunaecharta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA