Pachastrella cribrum

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Pachastrella cribrum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Pachastrellidae
Genus: Pachastrella
Species:
P. cribrum
Binomial name
Pachastrella cribrum
Lebwohl, 1914

Pachastrella cribrum is a species of sponge belonging to the family Pachastrellidae, [1] that was first described in 1914 by Friedrich Lebwohl. [1] [2]

It is found in both South Korea [1] (on Jeju Island, Geomun Island, Yeoseodo Island, and Namhyeongje Island) [3] and Japan, [1] on Eno Island. [3]

This sponge is usually yellow, but sometimes ia beige or a light brown. It attaches to rocks at depths from 20 to 50 m. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pachastrella cribrum Lebwohl, 1914". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  2. Friedrich Lebwohl (1914). "Japanische Tetraxonida.: 1. SIGMATOPHORA und 2. ASTROPHORA METASTROSA". Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo (in German). 35: 1–116. hdl:2261/32969. ISSN   0368-2110. Wikidata   Q136485524.
  3. 1 2 3 "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 NIBR Taxon Detail: Pachastrella cribrum Lebwohl, 1914". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-10-12.