globe sponge

English

Tethya aurantium

Noun

globe sponge (plural globe sponges)

A species of sponge, Tethya aurantium, orange in colour and golf-ball-shaped, found under boulders in the intertidal zone off southern Africa.

Translations

species of sponge

Breton: kouign-rouanez f
German: Meerorange f
Maori: porotaka moana
Spanish: naranja de mar f

References

Tethya aurantium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tethya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tethya aurantia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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