Venus flower basket sponge (Euplectella aspergillum) close up

Size of the full sponge approx 25cm.

 

Superdomain: Neomura

Domain: Eukaryota

(unranked): Opisthokonta

(unranked) Holozoa

(unranked) Filozoa

Kingdom: Animalia

Subkingdom: Parazoa

Infrakingdom: Spongiaria

Phylum: Porifera

Class: Hexactinellida

Order: Lyssacinosidea

Family: Euplectellidae

Subfamily: Euplectellinae

Genus: Euplectella

Species: E. aspergillum

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