Chondrocladia concrescens
| Chondrocladia concrescens | |
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| 1888 illustration by Agassiz | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Cladorhizidae |
| Genus: | Chondrocladia |
| Subgenus: | Chondrocladia |
| Species: | C. concrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Chondrocladia concrescens (Schmidt, 1880) | |
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Chondrocladia concrescens (formerly Cladorhiza concrescens) is a species of deep-sea carnivorous sponge in the family Cladorhizidae. It is commonly known as the "ping pong tree sponge" due to its distinctive tree-like shape with multiple branches. The species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean and can grow up to one meter in height.
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