Ianthella basta
Ianthella basta | |
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Elephant ear sponge | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Verongiida |
Family: | Ianthellidae |
Genus: | Ianthella |
Species: | I. basta |
Binomial name | |
Ianthella basta (Pallas, 1766) | |
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Ianthella basta is a species of fan-shaped sea sponge in the class Demospongiae. It is also known as the elephant ear sponge, paper sponge, or scroll sponge.
A sponge measuring 1.7 m in height and 9.5 m circumference has been estimated to be about 8 years old.
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