Cliona celata
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Cliona celata, occasionally called the boring sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging the family Clionaidae.[1] It is found worldwide. This sponge bores round holes up to 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter in limestone or the shells of molluscs, especially oysters. The sponge itself is often visible as a rather featureless yellow or orange lump at the bottom of the hole.
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Boring sponge | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Clionaida |
Family: | Clionaidae |
Genus: | Cliona |
Species: | C. celata |
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Cliona celata Grant, 1826 | |
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