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&lat was known for a long time as Geodia carinata Bowerbank, 1858, and there are numerous reports of the “old species,” but the same applies to Placospongia carinata.
In Indonesia, Placospongia carinata is also found on the Aru Islands, a group of islands about 150 km south of New Guinea in the Arafura Sea, and in the Gaspar Strait, a strait separating the islands of Belitung and Bangka and connecting the Java Sea with the South China Sea.
As of June 13, 2025, SeaLifeBase lists only a handful of locations where it occurs, and much of the data, such as the size of the sponge, cannot be found in any documents.
The color of the sea sponge ranges from orange, ceramic, light brown, dark brown, violet, white to light yellow. They “nestle” against the surrounding substrate and form irregularly shaped bodies.
The structure of Placospongia carinata is firm to hard when divers touch the sea sponge in coral reefs.
Sponges are effective cleaners of seawater and often produce more body cells than they need for their own body structure. Excess sponge cells are flushed into the salty environment and eaten by various marine animals.
Synonym: Geodia carinata Bowerbank, 1858 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
In Indonesia, Placospongia carinata is also found on the Aru Islands, a group of islands about 150 km south of New Guinea in the Arafura Sea, and in the Gaspar Strait, a strait separating the islands of Belitung and Bangka and connecting the Java Sea with the South China Sea.
As of June 13, 2025, SeaLifeBase lists only a handful of locations where it occurs, and much of the data, such as the size of the sponge, cannot be found in any documents.
The color of the sea sponge ranges from orange, ceramic, light brown, dark brown, violet, white to light yellow. They “nestle” against the surrounding substrate and form irregularly shaped bodies.
The structure of Placospongia carinata is firm to hard when divers touch the sea sponge in coral reefs.
Sponges are effective cleaners of seawater and often produce more body cells than they need for their own body structure. Excess sponge cells are flushed into the salty environment and eaten by various marine animals.
Synonym: Geodia carinata Bowerbank, 1858 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
