'Horse sponge' is the common name of

Euspongia

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Hippospongia

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Chalina

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Spongilla

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Solution

The correct option is B Hippospongia
The common name of Hippospongia is 'horse sponge'. The bath sponges belong to the two genera - Euspongia and Hippospongia, which are the subdivisions of the genus Spongia. The skeleton is made up of spongin fibers. It does not possess silica spicules.
Hence the correct option is B.

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