Suberea ianthelliformis

(Lendenfeld, 1888)

Yellow Mesh Sponge

Range: Western Pacific Ocean: Society Islands, Marquesas, French Polynesia and Australia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits higher island reefs and slopes.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Best left in the wild.

Note: For a photo of this sponge, visit the Baensch Marine Atlas Vol. 2, page 43.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Porifera

Class: Demospongiae

Subclass: Verongimorpha

Order: Verongiida

Family: Aplysinellidae

Genus: Suberea

FYI: Feeds by drawing water in and through its pores and filtering out bacteria and organic particles, then expelling the filtered water out through the osculi.