| Common Name | Brown tube sponge |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Floriday Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2004 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | |
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| Remarks | 'sponge', from Latin 'spongia', i.e., 'sea animal from which a sponge comes'. |