Kingdom Animalia Class Demospongiae Suborder Haplosclerina Scientific name Haliclona anonyma | Phylum Porifera Order Haplosclerida Family Chalinidae Rank Species | |
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The turret sponge, Haliclona (Haliclona) anonyma, is a species of demosponge,. It is known around the South African coast, from the Cape Peninsula to Sodwana Bay.
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Description
The turret sponge grows to about 50 cm across and has turrets of up to 15 cm long. It is a pink to purplish many-turreted sponge, which grows in sheets usually on vertical walls. Its surface is slightly bristly, and its texture is soft and compressible.
Habitat
This sponge lives from the intertidal zone and down to at least 18m underwater.
References
Turret sponge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA