Sycon protectum Lambe, 1896
Protected calcareous sponge
Éponge protégée,  Protected calcareous sponge
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Family:  Sycettidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 3 - 100 m
Distribution:  Northwest Atlantic and Northern Pacific: Amphi-boreal, Canada, British Colombia, Japan and Russian Federation.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Rocky, stony, silt-sandy (adjacent to the river mouth), pebble, and shell rock ground (Ref. 834).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from coastal waters of Canada.

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