Chelonaplysilla violacea
| Chelonaplysilla violacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Dendroceratida |
| Family: | Darwinellidae |
| Genus: | Chelonaplysilla |
| Species: | C. violacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelonaplysilla violacea Lendenfeld, 1883 | |
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Chelonaplysilla violacea is a species of sponge found mainly in New Zealand, but have been reported on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, including areas such as the Indo-Pacific, the United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf, Australia, and Hawaii. The color of the species is a reddish-mauve, their surface is opaque, membranous, and optically smooth, and their texture is slimy, soft, and compressible, with horny fibers protruding.
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