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Red sponge
Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
AnimalsSpongesDemosponges (Corneo-siliceous sponges)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
GuadeloupeMartinique
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Strawberry vase spongeBritish English
- Roter Gefäss-SchwammGerman (Germany)
- Esponja vasija rojaEuropean Spanish
- Eponge-fraiseFrench (France)
- Eponge bleu-bordeauxFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- : Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima
- Acamas laxissima
- Acamasina laxissima
- Esperella nuda
- Hircinia horrida
- Hircinia purpurea
- Mycale hyatti
- Mycale jamaicaensis
- Mycale mucifluens
- Mycale whitfieldi
- Strongylacidon horridum
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Sources
- DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 23/02/2016 : Mycale laxissima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1203
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1486
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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