Hyrtios erectus
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| Hyrtios erectus | |
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| Hyrtios erectus, Sudan, Red Sea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Dictyoceratida |
| Family: | Thorectidae |
| Genus: | Hyrtios |
| Species: | H. erectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyrtios erectus (Keller, 1889) | |
Hyrtios erectus is a species of sponge in the taxonomic classification of the common sponges Demospongiae. The sponge belongs to the genus Hyrtios and belongs to the family Thorectidae. The scientific name of this species was first validly published in 1889 by Conrad Keller.[1]
Description
The body of this sponge consists of fibers and is able to absorb a lot of water.[3]
Biology
These tropical hermaphroditic sponges can reach a depth range of 0 – 100 m. They are filter-feeders living attached to a substrate at base of pinnacles.[3]
