Species
Oscarella carmela
Oscarella carmela. Photo: (c) Jeff Goddard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Oscarella carmela, commonly known as the slime sponge, is a species of sponge in the order Homosclerophorida that was first described in 2004 by G. Muricy and J.S. Pearse. It is believed to be native to intertidal waters in the north east temperate Pacific Ocean and was first found in seawater aquaria in that region. It is used as a model organism in evolutionary biology.
Sightings
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