Common Name | Mango 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 | |
Remarks | 'mango' from Malay 'mangga', i.e., 'mango-tree fruit', used to describe shape of color of the species. 'sponge', from Latin 'spongia', i.e., 'sea animal from which a sponge comes'. |