Kingdom Animalia Order Haplosclerida Genus Xestospongia Higher classification Xestospongia | Phylum Porifera Family Petrosiidae Scientific name Xestospongia testudinaria Rank Species | |
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Similar Xestospongia, Sponge, Giant barrel sp, Demosponge, Haplosclerida | ||
Barrel sponge xestospongia testudinaria
Xestospongia testudinaria is a species of barrel sponge in the family Petrosiidae.
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Distribution
This species is found in the Philippines, Australia, western and central Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaya and New Caledonia.
Description
This species is maroon to pink, with the opening of the barrel pale white.
Specimens are often found emerging from an apparent common base. In the intertidal zones, this species ranges from 10 to 20 cm in diameter, and are about 10 to 20 cm tall.
Taxonomy
Xestospongia testudinaria var. fistulophora Wilson, 1925
References
Xestospongia testudinaria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA