Callyspongia siphonella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Subclass: | Ceractinomorpha |
Order: | Haplosclerida |
Family: | Callyspongiidae |
Genus: | Callyspongia |
Subgenus: | Callyspongia |
Species: | C. siphonella |
Binomial name | |
Callyspongia siphonella Lévi, 1965 |
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Synonyms | |
Siphonochalina siphonella |
Siphonochalina siphonella
Callyspongia siphonella, commonly known as colonial tube-sponge, is a species of sponge endemic to the Red Sea. Clusters of its pale lavender long tubes reaches up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in size.