Elephant Ear
Spongia agaricina
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 4–100 m
- Max size: 1 m
- For divers: safe
A broad, fan shaped sponge once gathered for industry and used for polishing glass, the elephant ear grows to about a metre across. It lives on hard bottoms down to roughly a hundred metres, harmless to divers, and is often colonised by a small barnacle that bores into its tissue.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Dictyoceratida › Spongiidae › Spongia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 165160.
FAQ
- How deep does the Elephant Ear live?
- The Elephant Ear (Spongia agaricina) is typically found at 4–100 m.
- Is the Elephant Ear dangerous to divers?
- The Elephant Ear is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Elephant Ear get?
- The Elephant Ear grows to about 1 m.