The red encrusting sponge (Clathria oudekraalensis) is a species of sea sponge.Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist. 1(1):1-96 It is known only from the South African coast, on both sides of the Cape Peninsula. It is endemic to this region.
Description The red encrusting sponge grows to about 1 cm in thickness and up to 30 cm wide. It is a bright red encrusting sponge. Its surface is smooth and the oscula are not visible.Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008.
Habitat This sponge lives on rocky reefs in 6-24m of water.
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