Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Rough Tube Sponge
Coelocarteria bartschi
Rough Tube Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Coelocarteria bartschi
Synonyms: Oceanapia bartschi
Size: 1 to 4 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 60-130 ft. (18-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Coelocarteriidae (Family)
   └Coelocarteria (Genus)

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