Stylissa flabelliformis

Stylissa flabelliformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Scopalinida
Family:	Scopalinidae
Genus:	Stylissa
Species:	S. flabelliformis
Binomial name
	Stylissa flabelliformis; (Hentschel, 1912)
Synonyms
	Stylotella flabelliformis Hentschel, 1912;

Stylissa flabelliformis, known as the orange fan sponge, is found throughout the tropical oceans. It is usually shaped liked a Japanese fan hence its name. It feeds on plankton. In the wild it prefers to grow on rocky shelves. It is sometime but not often kept by hobby aquarists.

References

^ Rob van Soest (2010). R. W. M. Van Soest; N. Boury-Esnault; J. N. A. Hooper; K. Rützler; N. J. de Voogd; B. Alvarez; E. Hajdu; A. B. Pisera; J. Vacelet; R. Manconi; C. Schoenberg; D. Janussen; K. R. Tabachnick; M. Klautau (eds.). "Stylissa flabelliformis (Hentschel, 1912)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

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[1] Rob van Soest (2010). R. W. M. Van Soest; N. Boury-Esnault; J. N. A. Hooper; K. Rützler; N. J. de Voogd; B. Alvarez; E. Hajdu; A. B. Pisera; J. Vacelet; R. Manconi; C. Schoenberg; D. Janussen; K. R. Tabachnick; M. Klautau (eds.). "Stylissa flabelliformis (Hentschel, 1912)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

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