| Flat leaf sponge | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Isodictyidae |
| Genus: | Isodictya |
| Species: | I. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Isodictya grandis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) | |
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The flat leaf sponge (Isodictya grandis) is a species of marine demosponge in the family Isodictyidae. [1] This sponge is known from the west coast of South Africa to False Bay. It is endemic to this region. [2]
The flat leaf sponge may grow to 1 cm thick and 20 cm high. It is an erect, thin-bladed sponge, with the blades narrowing to points at the tips. Its texture is smooth but slightly hairy with small oscula on the blade edges. It is orange-red in colour. [2] [3]
This sponge lives on rocky reefs from 15-37m.
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I. grandis may refer to:
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