Flat leaf sponge

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The flat leaf sponge (Isodictya grandis) is a species of marine demosponge in the family Isodictyidae.[1] This sponge is known from the west coast of South Africa to False Bay. It is endemic to this region.[2]

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Flat leaf sponge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Isodictyidae
Genus: Isodictya
Species:
I. grandis
Binomial name
Isodictya grandis
(Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Desmacidon grandis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
  • Homoeodictya grandis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
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Description

The flat leaf sponge may grow to 1 cm thick and 20 cm high. It is an erect, thin-bladed sponge, with the blades narrowing to points at the tips. Its texture is smooth but slightly hairy with small oscula on the blade edges. It is orange-red in colour.[2][3]

Habitat

This sponge lives on rocky reefs from 15-37m.

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