Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Red Boring Sponge
Cliothosa delitrix
Red Boring Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Cliothosa delitrix
Synonyms: Cliona delitrix
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Clionaidae (Family)
   └Cliothosa (Genus)

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