Common name of Mycale laevis
 
Common Name Orange icing sponge
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality South Florida (Ref. 85482).
Ref. Floriday Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2004
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier inanimate object
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'sponge', from Latin 'spongia', i.e., 'sea animal from which a sponge comes'. 'icing', i.e., glazing or frosting on cakes, used here to describe how the animal appears underwater. 'orange', i.e., pigment from a mixture of red and yellow.
 
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