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Stylissa flabelliformis

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Stylissa flabelliformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Scopalinida
Family: Scopalinidae
Genus: Stylissa
Species:
S. flabelliformis
Binomial name
Stylissa flabelliformis
(Hentschel, 1912)
Synonyms [1]
  • Stylotella flabelliformis Hentschel, 1912

Stylissa flabelliformis, known as the orange fan sponge, is found throughout the tropical oceans. It is usually shaped liked a Japanese fan hence its name. It feeds on plankton. In the wild it prefers to grow on rocky shelves. It is sometime but not often kept by hobby aquarists.

References

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  1. ^ Rob van Soest (2010). R. W. M. Van Soest; N. Boury-Esnault; J. N. A. Hooper; K. Rützler; N. J. de Voogd; B. Alvarez; E. Hajdu; A. B. Pisera; J. Vacelet; R. Manconi; C. Schoenberg; D. Janussen; K. R. Tabachnick; M. Klautau (eds.). "Stylissa flabelliformis (Hentschel, 1912)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
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