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Cliona celata
Cliona celata Grant, 1826
Pumpkin colored sponge
Cliona celata
photo by Ferreira, Vasco Manuel

Family:  Clionaidae (Boring sponges)
Max. size:  30 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 120 m
Distribution:  Worldwide.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Expose portion appears as yellow papillae; the rest of the body buried in substrate, i.e., individual cells secret material that fragments small pieces of the sponges into the substrate (Ref. 865). Bores into abalone, oyster and barnacle shells (Ref. 865).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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