Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Row Pore Rope Sponge
Aplysina cauliformis
Row Pore Rope Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Aplysina cauliformis
Size: 4 to 8 ft. (1.2 to 2.5 m)  
Depth: 40-130 ft. (12-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Verongimorpha (Subclass)
  └Aplysinidae (Family)
   └Aplysina (Genus)

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