Dragmacidon lunaecharta
| Dragmacidon lunaecharta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Halichondrida |
| Family: | Axinellidae |
| Genus: | Dragmacidon |
| Species: | D. lunaecharta |
| Binomial name | |
| Dragmacidon lunaecharta (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) | |
Dragmacidon lunaecharta, common name red ball sponge or red boring sponge, is a species of demosponge found through the western atlantic ocean. It feeds on plankton. These sponges do not attach themselves to rocks or the sea floor but drift in water currents. Its main predators are seaslugs. It has been kept in home aquariums.
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