Pione vastifica

Pione vastifica, commonly known as red boring sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to western Pacific Ocean. It can grow up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in size and bore 5 centimetres (2.0 in) into coralline substrate. [1] [2] [3]

Red boring sponge
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Clionaida
Family: Clionaidae
Genus: Pione
Species:
P. vastifica
Binomial name
Pione vastifica
Hancock, 1849
Synonyms
List
  • Archaeocliona pontica Czerniavsky, 1878
  • Cliona pontica Czerniavsky, 1880
  • Cliona canadensis Hancock, 1849
  • Cliona corallinoides Hancock, 1849
  • Cliona gracilis Hancock, 1849
  • Cliona northumbrica Hancock, 1849
  • Cliona pontica Czerniavsky, 1878
  • Cliona vastifica Hancock, 1849
  • Pione canadensis (Hancock, 1849)
  • Pione corallinoides (Hancock, 1849)
  • Vioa grantii Schmidt, 1862
  • Vioa incarnata Uljanin, 1872
  • Vioa vastifica (Hancock, 1849)

References
  1. Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 236. ISBN 9780007741731.
  2. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pione vastifica (Hancock, 1849)
  3. Boring Sponge (Pione vastifica) - Information on Boring Sponge - Encyclopedia of Life


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