Clathria prolifera

Clathria prolifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Poecilosclerida
Family:	Microcionidae
Genus:	Clathria
Subgenus:	Clathria
Species:	C. prolifera
Binomial name
	Clathria prolifera; (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Synonyms
	List Clathria delicata Lambe, 1896; Clathria prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786); Microciona prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786); Spongia ostracina Rafinesque, 1818; Spongia prolifera Ellis & Solander, 1786; Spongia urceolata Desor, 1851;

Clathria prolifera, commonly known as red beard sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Microcionidae. It is native to shallow water habitats in the western Atlantic Ocean from Prince Edward Island southwards to Florida and Mexico, and possibly Brazil. In the twentieth century it also became established on the west coast of the United States.

^ ^a ^b van Soest, Rob (2015). "Clathria (Clathria) prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

[WoRMS-1] van Soest, Rob (2015). "Clathria (Clathria) prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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Clathria prolifera

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