Spongia officinalis

Author
Linné, 1759
Common Names
  • Bath Sponge

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Min Depth
2 meters
Max Depth
20 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Mediterranean
Habitat-Biology
  • commercially important
References

  • Kaminskaya, L. D. 1971. Sponges of the upper sublittoral of the north-western part of the Cuban platform. Issledovania centralno Amerikanskij Morei 3: 112-121. (In Russian.)

  • Storr, J. F. 1976. Ecological factors controlling sponge distribution in the Gulf of Mexico and the resulting zonation. Pp. 261–276 in F. W. H. Harrison and R. R. Cowden, eds. Aspects of Sponge Biology. Academic Press, New York.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rützler, K., R. W. M. van Soest, and C. Piantoni. 2009. Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 285–313 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-10-2024.

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