Stylissa carteri

Elephant ear sponge
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Scopalinida
Family:	Scopalinidae
Genus:	Stylissa
Species:	S. carteri
Binomial name
	Stylissa carteri; Dendy, 1889
Synonyms
	Acanthella aurantiaca Keller, 1889; Acanthella carteri Dendy, 1889; Axinella carteri (Dendy, 1889); Phakellia carteri (Dendy, 1889);

Stylissa carteri, commonly known as elephant ear sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to Australia. Its robust, usually free-standing, yellowish-orange body with many spicules grows up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in size. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

References

^ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 236. ISBN 9780007741731.
^ World Porifera Database - Species - Stylissa carteri (Dendy, 1889)
^ Stylissa carteri - Information on Stylissa carteri - Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 236. ISBN 9780007741731.

[2] World Porifera Database - Species - Stylissa carteri (Dendy, 1889)

[3] Stylissa carteri - Information on Stylissa carteri - Encyclopedia of Life

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