Oscarella lobularis

Oscarella lobularis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Homoscleromorpha
Order: Homosclerophorida
Family: Oscarellidae
Genus: Oscarella
Species:
O. lobularis
Binomial name
Oscarella lobularis
(Schmidt, 1862)
Synonyms
List
  • Halisarca lobularis Schmidt, 1862
  • Halisarca mimosa Giard, 1873
  • Octavella galangaui Tuzet & Paris, 1963
  • Oscaria lobularis (Schmidt, 1862)

Oscarella lobularis is a species of sponge in the order Homosclerophorida. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it forms encrusting colonies on rocks and other hard surfaces.

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