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Family: Aplysinidae



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19 species (see list below)
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Aiolochroia crassa
[Branching tube sponge]
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Aplysina aerophoba
[]
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Aplysina archeri
[Stove-pipe sponge]
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Aplysina bathyphila
[]
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Max. Length 60 cm BRL
 
Aplysina cauliformis
[Row pore rope sponge]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic

Aplysina cavernicola (Vacelet, 1959)

Photo by Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Aplysina cavernicola
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm WD
 
Aplysina fistularis
[Sulphur sponge]
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Max. Length 60 cm BRL
 
Aplysina fulva
[Scattered pore rope sponge]
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Aplysina gerardogreeni
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Aplysina hirsuta
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Aplysina insularis
[]
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Max. Length 100 cm H
 
Aplysina lacunosa
[Convoluted barrel sponge]
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Aplysina zetlandica
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Verongia fistularis
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Verongia thiona
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Verongula ardis
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Verongula gigantea
[Netted barrel sponge]
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Max. Length 15 cm H
 
Verongula reiswigi
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Verongula rigida
[Pitted sponge]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aiolochroia crassa Branching tube sponge Western Atlantic. 1875
Aplysina aerophoba Mediterranean 1833
Aplysina archeri Stove-pipe sponge Western Central Atlantic 1875
Aplysina bathyphila Western Central Atlantic 1998
Aplysina cauliformis Row pore rope sponge Western Atlantic. 60 BRL 1882
Aplysina cavernicola Northeast Atlantic 1959
Aplysina fistularis Sulphur sponge Eastern Pacific and Weste 20 WD 1766
Aplysina fulva Scattered pore rope sponge Western Atlantic. 60 BRL 1776
Aplysina gerardogreeni Eastern Central Pacific 1992
Aplysina hirsuta Western Central Atlantic 1875
Aplysina insularis Western Central Atlantic. 1864
Aplysina lacunosa Convoluted barrel sponge Western Atlantic. 100 H 1815
Aplysina zetlandica Western Atlantic. 1866
Verongia fistularis Western Atlantic.
Verongia thiona Western Atlantic.
Verongula ardis Western Atlantic.
Verongula gigantea Netted barrel sponge Western Atlantic 1875
Verongula reiswigi Western Central Atlantic. 15 H 1984
Verongula rigida Pitted sponge Western Atlantic. 3 WD 1794



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