Is the Shiny Sponge dangerous to divers?

The Shiny Sponge is harmless to divers.

How big does the Shiny Sponge get?

The Shiny Sponge grows to about 20 cm.

Shiny Sponge

Spongia nitens

Group: Other
Max size: 20 cm
For divers: safe

Among the most delicate of the bath sponges, the shiny sponge has a fine, very flexible skeleton that would make fine sponge if it were not so small, scarce and brittle to collect. It grows to about twenty centimetres and harms nothing that swims past it.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Dictyoceratida › Spongiidae › Spongia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 165216.

FAQ

Is the Shiny Sponge dangerous to divers?: The Shiny Sponge is harmless to divers.
How big does the Shiny Sponge get?: The Shiny Sponge grows to about 20 cm.