Glove sponge

(Zool.) a fine and soft variety of commercial sponges (Spongia officinalis).
a variety of commercial sponge (Spongia officinalis, variety tubulifera), having very fine fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies.

See also: Glove, Sponge

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Svanberg I (2007) Human usage of mermaid's glove sponge (Isodictya palmata) on the Faroes.
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