Cliona celata
Yellow boring sponge
Gelber Bohrschwamm
Boorspons
Clione jaune
Cliona amarilla
Distribution
- The temperate Atlantic
- The Mediterranean
Surrounding and environment
- The species develops on the reef
- The species can be found between 0 and 200 Meters.
General characteristics of the species
- Diameter of the animal : 60 cm
- The animal is in the form of a mass
- The surface has a pock-marked aspect
- Chemically attacks the coral in order to inhabit the substrate
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest