Neopetrosia proxima

Neopetrosia proxima
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Petrosiidae
Genus: Neopetrosia
Species:
N. proxima
Binomial name
Neopetrosia proxima
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Densa araminta de Laubenfels, 1934
  • Neofibularia proxima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
  • Thalysias proxima Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Xestospongia proxima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Neopetrosia proxima is a species of marine petrosiid sponge native to the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.