Ptilocaulis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Axinellida
- Family
- Axinellidae
- Genus
- Ptilocaulis
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Ptilocaulis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Ptilocaulis
Ptilocaulis is a genus of demosponges. The species within this genus are usually red or orange. They are often called tree sponges, as they grow many branches from a single stem resembling trees. They can grow to large size.
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