species: Rhopaloeides odorabile in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Rhopaloeides odorabile


©Heidi Luter: A small Rhopaloeides odorabile at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Rhopaloeides odorabile about 40 cm diameter from the NE side of Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Rhopaloeides odorabile about 40 cm diameter from the NE side of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Porifera
Class Demospongiae
Order Dictyoceratida
Family Spongiidae
Genus Rhopaloeides
Species Rhopaloeides odorabile

Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

A globular sponge with a dark brown, firm exterior but colony is very soft and pale within - a bath sponge.

Size

  • Up to 60 cm (estimated diameter of Lizard Island specimens)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Common

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