Red Beard Sponge

Clathria prolifera

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Clathria prolifera, commonly known as red beard sponge, is a species of demosponge in the family Microcionidae. It is native to shallow water habitats in the western Atlantic Ocean from Prince Edward Island southwards to Florida and Mexico, and possibly Brazil. In the twentieth century it also became established on the west coast of the United States.

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  1. (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathria_prolifera

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