Neofibularia nolitangere

Neofibularia nolitangere
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Biemnida
Family: Biemnidae
Genus: Neofibularia
Species:
N. nolitangere
Binomial name
Neofibularia nolitangere
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Amphimedon nolitangere Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Fibularia massa Carter, 1882
  • Fibulia massa (Carter, 1882)
  • Fibulia nolitangere (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
  • Gellius massa (Carter, 1882)
  • Neofibularia oxeata Hartman, 1967

Neofibularia nolitangere, commonly known as the touch-me-not sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Biemnidae. It is found in shallow waters in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

  1. ^ a b van Soest, Rob (2018). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Neofibularia nolitangere (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-10-17.