Do-not-touch-me Sponge Neofibularia nolitangere

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Biemnidae [family]

Neofibularia [genus] (1)

nolitangere [species]

Classification

Biemnidae [family]

Neofibularia [genus] (1)

nolitangere [species]

Names

English name	Do-not-touch-me Sponge
Valid name	Neofibularia nolitangere (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Synonym	Gellius massa (Carter, 1882)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Porifera [phylum] Sponges
  - Demospongiae [class]
    - Heteroscleromorpha [subclass]
      - Biemnida [order]
        
        Biemnidae [family]
        
        Neofibularia Hechtel, 1965 [genus]
        
        Neofibularia nolitangere (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) [species] Do-not-touch-me Sponge