Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates
Species #: 60
Common Name: Red Tree Sponge Scientific Name: Haliclona compressa Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Chalinidae
Geography / Habitat: It is found in southern Florida and the Caribbean Sea.
Life Strategy:
Food / Feed Strategy: The red tree sponge feeds on plankton and tiny organic particles suspended in the water. To do this, it draws in water through small pores called ostia, filters out particles in the choanocyte tissue and move it on through the spongocoel or central cavity before pumping it out through the osculi.
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Body Form or Style: Swim / Locomotion Style: Mouth Position:
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tree_sponge