| Yellow encrusting sponge | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Biemnida |
| Family: | Biemnidae |
| Genus: | Biemna |
| Species: | B. anisotoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Biemna anisotoxa Lévi, 1963 | |
The yellow encrusting sponge (Biemna anisotoxa) is a species of sea sponge in the family Biemnidae. [1] This sponge is known from the west coast of South Africa to Port Elizabeth. It is endemic to this region. [2]
The yellow encrusting sponge is beige-yellow and grows in crusts of up to 1 cm thick. It has small but distinct oscula which may be slightly raised from the surface of the sponge. [2]
This sponge lives on rocky reefs and other hard surfaces from 10-12m. [3]
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