Common Name | Vase sponge |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official Trade Name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | United States (contiguous states) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Floriday Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2004 |
Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st Modifier | inanimate object |
2nd Modifier | |
Remarks | 'sponge', from Latin 'spongia', i.e., 'sea animal from which a sponge comes'. 'vase', from Latin 'vas', i.e., 'container' or 'vessel', used here to describe the shape of the animal. Also in Ref. 85482. |