How deep does the Sponge live?

The Sponge (Lissodendoryx sigmata) is typically found at 1–25 m.

Sponge

Lissodendoryx sigmata

Group: Other
Typical depth: 1–25 m

A thin encrusting sponge that grows over other animals and hard surfaces, it attaches to bottoms in shallow turtle grass lagoons and deeper water. It also turns up in mangrove ponds, ranging down to about twenty five metres, filtering tiny particles from the water it pumps through.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Poecilosclerida › Coelosphaeridae › Lissodendoryx

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 168989.

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How deep does the Sponge live?: The Sponge (Lissodendoryx sigmata) is typically found at 1–25 m.