Marine Species: Acanthella acuta

Schmidt, 1862

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Halichondrida
Family: Axinellidae
Genus: Acanthella
Species: Acanthella acuta

Species Data:

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Common Name: A sponge
Description: Corps composed by several crenated lobes.
Habitat: Infra and circalittoral depths, up to 40m depth.
Color: Orange or redish colour.
Dimensions: Corps composed by several crenated lobes, of about 5cm to 6cm high.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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