> [!summary]- Classification **Kingdom**:: Animals **Phylum**:: Porifera **Subphylum**:: **Superclass**:: **Class**:: Demonspongiae **Subclass**:: **Superorder**:: **Order**:: Dictyoceratida **Suborder**:: **Superfamily**:: **Family**:: Irciniidae **Subfamily**:: **Genus**:: Ircinia **Species**:: I. variabilis **Vernacular**:: Ircinie variable ## Photos ![https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1693086355/obsidian/2023-05-13%20Epidaure%20APSAP/Porifera/P5140030_uqd9hm.jpg](https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1693086355/obsidian/2023-05-13%20Epidaure%20APSAP/Porifera/P5140030_uqd9hm.jpg) *[122 - 2023-05-14 - Aspo faro - Epidaurus - Greece](122%20-%202023-05-14%20-%20Aspo%20faro%20-%20Epidaurus%20-%20Greece.md) - With a [Spongia officinalis - Greek bathing sponge](Spongia%20officinalis%20-%20Greek%20bathing%20sponge.md) at the side, covered with [Terebella](Terebella.md) tentacles.* ![https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1693086353/obsidian/2023-05-13%20Epidaure%20APSAP/Porifera/P5180439_wlsx5f.jpg](https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1693086353/obsidian/2023-05-13%20Epidaure%20APSAP/Porifera/P5180439_wlsx5f.jpg) *[129 - 2023-05-18 - Aventis III - Epidaurus - Greece](129%20-%202023-05-18%20-%20Aventis%20III%20-%20Epidaurus%20-%20Greece.md)* ## Notes ## References - https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Ircinia-variabilis-Ircinie-variable-1478/(rOffset)/6 - [Découvrir la vie sous-marine - Méditerranée - Steven Weinberg](Découvrir%20la%20vie%20sous-marine%20-%20Méditerranée%20-%20Steven%20Weinberg.md) p.143