The flat leaf sponge (Isodictya grandis) is a species of marine demosponge in the family Isodictyidae.[1] This sponge is known from the west coast of South Africa to False Bay. It is endemic to this region.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Isodictyidae |
| Genus: | Isodictya |
| Species: | I. grandis
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| Isodictya grandis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
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Description
editThe flat leaf sponge may grow to 1 cm thick and 20 cm high. It is an erect, thin-bladed sponge, with the blades narrowing to points at the tips. Its texture is smooth but slightly hairy with small oscula on the blade edges. It is orange-red in colour.[2][3]
Habitat
editThis sponge lives on rocky reefs from 15-37m.
References
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- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Isodictya grandis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ a b Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist. 1(1):1-96
- ^ Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
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