Invertebrates > Hexactinellida & Glass Sponges
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Giant Monorhaphis Glass SpongeScientific Name: Monorhaphis chuniCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: Hexactinellida & Glass SpongesSize: Sponge body height: 3.3–4.5 ft (1.0–1.4 m); Basal giant spicule length: up to 9.8 ft (3.0 m); Spicule...
Invertebrates > Paragorgiidae & Bubblegum Corals
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Bubblegum CoralScientific Name: Paragorgia arboreaCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: Paragorgiidae & Bubblegum CoralsSize: Colony height: 6–20 ft (2–6 m); Massive branching arborescent fanWeight: Colony biomass: several hundred pounds to...
