poriferologist

Etymology

From translingual Porifera + -ology + -ist.

noun

A biologist whose specialty is the study of poriferans (sponges of the phylum Porifera).“Besides Dr. Nigrelli the party included Dr. Martin F. Stempien, Jr., of the Aquarium staff, Dr. Gustavo Pulitzer, a marine ecologist and poriferologist of Portofino, Italy”