Global InformationClathria prolifera information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Microcionidae |
| Genus: | Clathria |
| Subgenus: | Clathria |
| Species: | C. prolifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Clathria prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786) [1]
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List
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Clathria prolifera, commonly known as red beard sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Microcionidae. It is native to shallow water habitats in the western Atlantic Ocean from Prince Edward Island southwards to Florida and Mexico, and possibly Brazil. In the twentieth century it also became established on the west coast of the United States.
- ^ a b van Soest, Rob (2015). "Clathria (Clathria) prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 February 2016.