Pione vastifica

Red boring sponge
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Clionaida
Family:	Clionaidae
Genus:	Pione
Species:	P. vastifica
Binomial name
	Pione vastifica; Hancock, 1849
Synonyms
	List Archaeocliona pontica Czerniavsky, 1878; Cliona pontica Czerniavsky, 1880; Cliona canadensis Hancock, 1849; Cliona corallinoides Hancock, 1849; Cliona gracilis Hancock, 1849; Cliona northumbrica Hancock, 1849; Cliona pontica Czerniavsky, 1878; Cliona vastifica Hancock, 1849; Pione canadensis (Hancock, 1849); Pione corallinoides (Hancock, 1849); Vioa grantii Schmidt, 1862; Vioa incarnata Uljanin, 1872; Vioa vastifica (Hancock, 1849);

Pione vastifica, commonly known as red boring sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to western Pacific Ocean. It can grow up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in size and bore 5 centimetres (2.0 in) into coralline substrate.

References

↑ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 236. ISBN 9780007741731.
↑ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pione vastifica (Hancock, 1849)
↑ Boring Sponge (Pione vastifica) - Information on Boring Sponge - Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 236. ISBN 9780007741731.

[2] WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pione vastifica (Hancock, 1849)

[3] Boring Sponge (Pione vastifica) - Information on Boring Sponge - Encyclopedia of Life