Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Brown Bowl Sponge
Cribrochalina vasculum
Brown Bowl Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Cribrochalina vasculum
Size: 8 to 18 in. (20 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 35-100 ft. (12-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Niphatidae (Family)
   └Cribrochalina (Genus)

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