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Old 06-01-2006, 05:32 PM
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It's a sponge.

Scientific name is Cladorhiza concrescens.

It was first identified by noted marine zoologist Alexander Agassiz from a dredged sample in 1888.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Cladorhizidae
Genus: Cladorhiza

Hard to believe it's not man-made!
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