Chelonaplysilla violacea

Chelonaplysilla violacea is a species of sponge found mainly in New Zealand, but have been reported on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, including areas such as the Indo-Pacific, the United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf, Australia, and Hawaii.^[1][2] The color of the species is a reddish-mauve, their surface is opaque, membranous, and optically smooth, and their texture is slimy, soft, and compressible, with horny fibers protruding.^[3]

Chelonaplysilla violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Dendroceratida
Family:	Darwinellidae
Genus:	Chelonaplysilla
Species:	C. violacea
Binomial name
Chelonaplysilla violacea Lendenfeld, 1883
Synonyms
Aplysilla violacea Lendenfeld, 1883