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Terpios fugax

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Terpios fugax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae
Genus: Terpios
Species:
T. fugax
Binomial name
Terpios fugax
Synonyms
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  • Prosuberites microsclerus Laubenfels, 1936
  • Suberites fugax (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Terpios fugax is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. It is found on rocky shores on both sides of the North Atlantic. This species forms small, thin patches on rocks and would be inconspicuous if it weren't for its colour, a startlingly vivid blue.

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