''Antho prima, or Antho (Acarnia) prima'' also known as the orange fan sponge is a species of sponge belonging to the genus

Antho ''Antho'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in ...

found on the south coast of South Africa and the coast of New Zealand.

Description

''A. Prima'' has a pale peach to dirty orange color and grows in a convoluted fan form that could reach a height of . Its surface is fuzzy and may be covered with a slimy mucus. The sponge is fragile and breaks easily.

Distribution

The orange fan sponge can be found off of the south coast of South Africa and the coast of New Zealand. It is found at depths of .

References

Demospongiae Biodiversity of South Africa Animals described in 1924 Sponges of New Zealand {{Demosponge-stub