Family Dictyonellidae 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.
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