Classification :
Phylum : Porifera
Class : Demospongiae
Order : Poecilosclerida
Family : Clathriidae

Synonyms : no synonyms found
Common name : red beard sponge

Biology :
Dimensions : up to 20 cm high
Reproduction : Asexual reproduction by buds and gemmules and sexual reproduction (internally) by eggs and sperm; free-swimming cilated larvae (in general, most species are believed to be hermaphroditic but may not produce male and female gametes simultaneously).
Diet : suspension feeding. Captures minute particles of food on their collars and ingesting them.
Predators : generally for group, most predators (crabs and other invertebrates), find sponges distasteful either because of a presumably offensive odor or because of their spicules. Predators do include littorinid snails and nudibranchs.

Ecology :
Range : Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway)
Habitat : infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary,
Occurrence :
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ITIS information :
ITIS no : not available
Species reviewed by ITIS : No

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