🦋 Family

Petrosiidae

3 species · Animals

Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Haplosclerida › Petrosiidae

Xestospongia muta, the giant barrel sponge, is a common large Caribbean reef sponge that plays key roles in reef ecology.

Xestospongia testudinaria is a giant barrel sponge with selective anti-cancer activity and important ecosystem roles.

Petrosia ficiformis is a variable-colored marine sponge found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic.

Related Families

Callyspongiidae 3 species Niphatidae 3 species Chalinidae 2 species

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