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Species Name: Spirastrella vagabunda

Authority: Ridley, 1884

Common Name: Vagabond Boring Sponge

Range: Central Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment: Inhabits cave areas on reef slopes

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 79°F (22 - 26°C). These encrusting sponges sometimes show up on live rock and usually fad away in closed systems. Better left in the wild.

Taxonomy: Subphylum Cellularia, Class Demospongiae, Subclass Tetractinomorpha, Order: Hadromerida

Vagabond Boring Sponge (Spirastrella vagabunda) Photo Credit:Bob Fenner

Photo Credit: Bob Fenner


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