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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