| Common Name | Iridescent vase sponge |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | South Florida. |
| Ref. | Messing, Charles., 2010 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'iridescent', coined from Latin 'iris', 'iridis', i.e., 'rainbow'. 'sponge', from Latin 'spongia', i.e., 'sea animal from which a sponge comes'. |