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Brown encrusting octopus sponge
Ectyoplasia ferox
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Code
Name
Brown encrusting octopus sponge
Summary
Reddish brown to orange sponge with lighter colors around the raised openings. Openings may form tubes of maximum 10 cm height. The sponge is encrusting but may form irregular branches.
Characteristics
Size: Diameter up to 50 cm.
Color: Redish brown to orange, yellow, Lighter around excurrent openings.
Shape: Variable, encrusting or irregular branched. Excurrent openings often form chimneys.
Consistency: Compressible and crumbly.
Habitat environment and ecology
This species lives on a wide array of substrates on or around reefs.
Author
Floris Bennema, april 2016
Literature
- Humann, P., & DeLoach, N. (2002). Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (p. 420). Jacksonville (FL): New World Publications.
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Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving M. De Kluijver, G. Gijswijt, R. de Leon & I. da Cunda.
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The Sponge Guide. S. Zea, Henkel, T.P., and Pawlik, J.R. 2014.
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