Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Golf Ball Sponge
Golf Ball Sponge
Scientific Name: Cinachyrella australiensis
Class: Demospongiae
Family: Tetillidae
Category: Common Sponges
Size: Up to 3 in. (7.5 cm)  
Depth: 0-15 ft. (0-5 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific

Sponges
Common Sponges

Golf Ball Sponge

Fan Sponge

Strepsichordaia lendenfeldi

Chalinula nematifera

Vagabond Boring Sponge

Melophlus sarasinorum

Barrel Sponge



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