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Stylissa flabelliformis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Dictyonellidae

Scientific name
  
Stylissa flabelliformis

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Demospongiae

Genus
  
Stylissa

Phylum
  
Porifera

Order
  
Halichondrida

Similar
  
Halichondrida, Stylissa carteri, Axinellidae, Axinella, Agelas

Stylissa flabelliformis, known as the orange fan sponge, is found throughout the tropical oceans. It is usually shaped liked a Japanese fan hence its name. It feeds on plankton. In the wild it prefers to grow on rocky shelves. It is sometime but not often kept by hobby aquarists.

References

Stylissa flabelliformis Wikipedia