Information

Scientific Name Ircinia mutans (Wilson, 1925)  
Classification #Kingdom: Animalia
 #Phylum: Porifera
       #Class: Demospongiae
             #Order: Dictyoceratida
                   #Family: Irciniidae
                         #Genus: Ircinia
                               #Species: Ircinia mutans (Wilson, 1925)
Common Name(Thai) ฟองน้ำยืดหยุ่นหนามสีขาว
Common Name(English) Sponge
Locality North side of Ko Tan
Province Suratthani
Collector Putchakarn, S
Identify by Putchakarn, S
Status rare
Major Characters chimneys, external color is brown, internal color is brown, EtOH color is brown
Principal Investigator Sumaitt Putchakarn
Id. BRT-R149013-A031
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND