Marine Species: Aplysina archeri

(Higgin, 1875)

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Verongida
Family: Aplysinidae
Genus: Aplysina
Species: Aplysina archeri

Species Data:

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Common Name: Stove-pipe Sponge
Description: Its tubes are long and thin with soft walls. It grows as solitary specimens or in clusters.
Habitat: They can be found in deep reef's attached to walls in depths between 15 and 30m
Color: Brown or gray exterior sometimes with shades of lavender and co-ocurring specimens it also may have a green shade. Its interior is usually cream coulored and lighter than the exterior.
Dimensions: Between 60cm and 1.8m.
Geographical Distribution: Caribbean Sea

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