| Common Name | Orange coral-head excavating sponge |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | South Florida. |
| Ref. | Messing, C.., 2010 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'sponge', from Latin 'spongia', i.e., sea animal from which a sponge comes. 'excavating' from 'excavate, from Latin 'excavatus', 'excavare', i.e., to hollow out. 'coral head', i.e., a colony of a myriad of polyps of a single species. |