Chicken Liver Sponge
Chondrilla nucula
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 3–20 m
- Max size: 4 cm
A smooth, lobed sponge with the look and feel of chicken liver, it grows thick over mangrove roots and thin across coral reefs in shallow water down to about 20 metres. Like many sponges it hosts photosynthetic microbes in its tissue and has been found in submarine caves.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Chondrillida › Chondrillidae › Chondrilla
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 134110.
FAQ
- How deep does the Chicken Liver Sponge live?
- The Chicken Liver Sponge (Chondrilla nucula) is typically found at 3–20 m.
- How big does the Chicken Liver Sponge get?
- The Chicken Liver Sponge grows to about 4 cm.