Chondrilla nucula

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Chondrilla nucula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Tetractinomorpha
Order: Chondrosida
Family: Chondrillidae
Genus: Chondrilla
Species: C. nucula
Binomial name
Chondrilla nucula

Chondrilla nucula is a sea sponge belonging to the Phylum Porifera.

While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science 239: 393–395. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 
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