Crumb-of-Bread Sponge (Hymeniacidon perlevis)

Invertebrateverified

Hymeniacidon perlevis

(Montagu, 1814)

Crumb-of-Bread Sponge

Also known as: Piekjesspons

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Demospongiae

Order

Suberitida

Family

Halichondriidae

Where to find it

common

occasional

Japan Japan (mainland)South Africa (Cape)

rare

New Zealand New Zealand (North Island)

Other species in Halichondriidae

Breadcrumb Horny Sponge (Halichondria panicea)

Halichondria panicea

Breadcrumb Horny Sponge

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