Maryland Biodiversity Project - Redbeard Sponge (Clathria prolifera)

Redbeard Sponge Clathria prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Synonyms: Microciona prolifera, Red Beard Sponge.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae > Order Poecilosclerida > Family Microcionidae > Genus Clathria Redbeard Sponge - Clathria prolifera - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20259

A native sponge found in the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay.

There are 5 records in the project database.

Redbeard Sponge in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/20/2019). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

A Redbeard Sponge in Somerset Co., Maryland (10/15/2019). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Redbeard Sponge in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/10/2020). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Redbeard Sponge in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/10/2020). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

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