Species of sponge
| Haliclona oculata
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| In the Netherlands
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Porifera
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| Class:
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Demospongiae
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| Order:
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Haplosclerida
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| Family:
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Chalinidae
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| Genus:
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Haliclona
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| Subgenus:
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Haliclona
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| Species:
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H. oculata
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| Binomial name
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Haliclona oculata
Pallas, 1776
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| Synonyms
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List
- Axinella oculata (Linnaeus, 1759)
- Axinella oculata tavaresi Bethencourt-Ferreira, 1923
- Chalina arbuscula Verrill, 1873
- Chalina cervicornis (Pallas, 1766)
- Chalina grantii Bowerbank, 1866
- Chalina oculata (Linnaeus, 1759)
- Diplodemia vesicula Bowerbank, 1864
- Euchalinopsis (Chalina) oculata (Linnaeus, 1759)
- Euchalinopsis oculata (Linnaeus, 1759)
- Halichondria cervicornis Johnston, 1842
- Halichondria oculata (Linnaeus, 1759)
- Haliclona occulata Grant, 1841) [lapsus]
- Haliclona oculata (Linnaeus, 1759)
- Isodictya grantii (Bowerbank, 1866)
- Isodictya pygmaea Bowerbank, 1866
- Siphocalina oculata
- Spongia cespitosa Rafinesque, 1818
- Spongia coalita Müller, 1776
- Spongia lanuginosa Esper, 1794
- Spongia oculata sensu Pallas, 1766
- Spongia oculata Linnaeus, 1759
- Veluspa gracilis Miklucho-Maclay, 1870
- Veluspa polymorpha Miklucho-Maclay, 1870
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Haliclona oculata, sometimes known by the common name mermaid's glove, is a species of sea sponges that is found in depths from 4m to approx 1,000 m.
Distribution
Haliclona oculata is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and also in South Africa.
Description
Haliclona oculata grows to a size of about 30 cm and has a soft texture.
Ecology
This species feeds on particles in the water.
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