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Verongia fistularis (Pallas, 1766) Aplysina fistularis (A. fistularis), also known as the yellow tube sponge or yellow sponge , [1] is a species of sea sponge in the order Verongiida. [2] Aplysina fistularis is a golden or orange-brown color with a conulose surface. The animal is abundant in the Caribbean, where it is commonly found in reefs of ...
Aplysina insularis is a large sponge and consists of one or more cylindrical tubes united at the base. Each one narrows at the apex into a large osculum and this may be surrounded by small, finger-like projections. Slender tendrils and larger rope-like projections may also occur, and in areas with high levels of sedimentation, these may exceed ...
Aplysina aerophoba. Aplysina aerophoba is sometimes heavily infested with Nausithoe polyps. In more tropical areas like the Canary Islands Aplysina aerophoba tends to take on a smoother appearance. Aplysina aerophoba is a species of sponge in the family Aplysinidae. It is a yellow, tube-forming or encrusting sponge and is native to the eastern ...
Sponge biodiversity and morphotypes at the lip of a wall site in 60 feet (20 m) of water. Included are the yellow tube sponge, Aplysina fistularis, the purple vase sponge, Niphates digitalis, the red encrusting sponge, Spirastrella coccinea, and the gray rope sponge, Callyspongia sp.
Aplysina cauliformis, also known as the row pore rope sponge or rope sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Aplysinidae. [3] It is commonly found in shallow reefs across the tropical Atlantic Ocean , including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico . [ 4 ]
Aplysina archeri, also known as a stove-pipe sponge because of its shape, is a species of tube sponge that has long tube-like structures of cylindrical shape. Although they can grow in a single tube, they often grow in large groups of up to 22 tubes. [ 2] A single tube can grow up to 5 feet (1.5 m) high and 3 inches (7.6 cm) thick.
Aplysia Nardo, 1833. Luffaria Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. Verongia Bowerbank, 1845. Aplysina aerophoba. Aplysina fistularis. Aplysina fulva. Aplysina cauliformis. Aplysina is a genus of sea sponges in the order Verongiida. It was first authenticated and described by Giovanni Domenico Nardo in 1834.
Included are the yellow tube sponge, Aplysina fistularis, the purple vase sponge, Niphates digitalis, the red encrusting sponge, Spiratrella coccinea, and the gray rope sponge, Callyspongia sp. Scientific classification