Agelas gracilis (original) (raw)
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Species of sponge
| Agelas gracilis | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Agelasida |
| Family: | Agelasidae |
| Genus: | Agelas |
| Species: | A. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| **Agelas gracilis**Whitelegge, 1897 |
Agelas gracilis, commonly known as candy cane sponge, is a species of demosponge.[1] It lives primarily in Australian waters. It has a symbiotic relationship with the white zoanthid making red and white polyps.
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