Class Demospongiae Family Dictyonellidae Rank Species | Phylum Porifera Order Halichondrida | |
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Similar Xestospongia testudinaria, Halichondrida, Xestospongia, Axinellidae, Phakellia |
Stylissa carteri, commonly known as elephant ear sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to Australia. Its robust, usually free-standing, yellowish-orange body with many spicules grows up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in size.
References
Stylissa carteri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA