bulbospongeosus
Bulbospongeosus bulbosus is a fictional sponge species described here for illustrative purposes. It is placed in the phylum Porifera and, in this account, within the genus Bulbospongeosus in a fictional family Bulbospongeosidae.
Taxonomy: Domain Eukaryota; Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Porifera; Class Demospongiae; Order Haplosclerida; Family Bulbospongeosidae; Genus Bulbospongeosus; Species
Description: Bulbospongeosus bulbosus has a bulbous, lobed body up to about 20 cm across. The skeleton comprises
Habitat and distribution: It occurs in temperate to tropical marine environments, on rocky or coral substrates,
Ecology and behavior: As a filter feeder, it traps bacteria and small plankton from seawater. It hosts
Life cycle and reproduction: Sponges are typically hermaphroditic; Bulbospongeosus bulbosus reproduces both sexually and asexually. Sexual
Etymology: The name derives from bulbus, Latin for bulb, and spongeosus, indicating its sponge-like form. This