Encrusting Sponge
Spirastrella mollis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 0.5 cm
- For divers: safe
A thin red sponge that encrusts mangrove roots, peat banks and oyster shells in shallow water, sometimes carpeting mangrove ponds. Its body stays barely half a centimetre thick as it spreads across the surface.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Clionaida › Spirastrellidae › Spirastrella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 170712.
FAQ
- Is the Encrusting Sponge dangerous to divers?
- The Encrusting Sponge is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Encrusting Sponge get?
- The Encrusting Sponge grows to about 0.5 cm.