Bleeding Sponge Hyrtios violaceus

Classification

Thorectidae [family]

Hyrtios [genus] (3)

violaceus [species]

Classification

Thorectidae [family]

Hyrtios [genus] (3)

violaceus [species]

Names

English name	Bleeding Sponge
Valid name	Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Synonym	Oligoceras violacea (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Synonym	Oligoceras hemorrhages de Laubenfels, 1936
Misspelled name	Hyrtios violacea (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Porifera [phylum] Sponges
  - Demospongiae [class]
    - Keratosa [subclass]
      - Dictyoceratida [order]
        
        Thorectidae [family]
        
        Hyrtios Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 [genus]
        
        Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) [species] Bleeding Sponge