eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Isodictya elastica |
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| Common name: |
Brain sponge |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Porifera |
Cellularia |
Demospongiae |
Ceractinomorpha |
Poecilosclerida |
Mycalina |
Isodictyidae |
Not Defined |
Isodictya |
Isodictya elastica |
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Short Description:
This sponge got two forms one in a roundish convoluted shape and the other in with narrowwing fingers.Surface smooth, with many small oscula.Texture soft and compressible.Colour beige to pink
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Identification
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| Size: |
20 cm across |
| Behaviour: |
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| Distribution: |
West Coast to Port Elizabeth |
| Diet: |
Filterfeeder |
| Depth: |
Subtidally to 25m |
| Habitat: |
Shallow rocky reefs |
| Reference: |
- A field guide to the Marine Animals of the Cape Peninsula
Georgina Jones
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
