Ptilocaulis

Ptilocaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Halichondrida
Family:	Axinellidae
Genus:	Ptilocaulis
Species
Ptilocaulis arbora Ptilocaulis aulopora Ptilocaulis bistyla Ptilocaulis braziliensis Ptilocaulis digitatus Ptilocaulis echidnaeus Ptilocaulis epakros Ptilocaulis flexibilis Ptilocaulis fosteri Ptilocaulis fusiformis Ptilocaulis gracilis Ptilocaulis marquezi Ptilocaulis papillatus Ptilocaulis rigidus Ptilocaulis spiculifer Ptilocaulis trachys Ptilocaulis walpersi

Ptilocaulis is a genus of demosponges. The species within this genus are usually red or orange. They are often called treesponges, as they grow many branches from a single stem resmebleing trees. They can grow to large size.

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