Pione vastifica
Appearance
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Red boring sponge | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Clionaida |
Family: | Clionaidae |
Genus: | Pione |
Species: | P. vastifica
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Binomial name | |
Pione vastifica Hancock, 1849
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Pione vastifica, commonly known as red boring sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to western Pacific Ocean. It can grow up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in size and bore 5 centimetres (2.0 in) into coralline substrate. [1] [2] [3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 236. ISBN 9780007741731.
- ^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pione vastifica (Hancock, 1849)
- ^ Boring Sponge (Pione vastifica) - Information on Boring Sponge - Encyclopedia of Life