Neofibularia nolitangere

Neofibularia nolitangere
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Biemnida
Family: Biemnidae
Genus: Neofibularia
Species:
N. nolitangere
Binomial name
Neofibularia nolitangere
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Synonyms
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.

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