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Aplysina fistularis consists of one or more yellow tube-like structures that arise from a closed base and are sessile. The sponge has wide oscula and thin walls with ridged surfaces. [3] Each tube is rarely over 30 centimetres (12 in) in clear water but can reach 50 centimetres (20 in) in turbid-zone reefs. Unlike the related species Aplysina ...
Cliona celata, occasionally called the boring sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging the family Clionaidae. [1] It is found worldwide. This sponge bores round holes up to 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter in limestone or the shells of molluscs, especially oysters. The sponge itself is often visible as a rather featureless yellow or ...
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 ...
Sea foam. Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids) derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. [1] These compounds can act as surfactants or ...
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.
Callyspongia crassa, commonly known as prickly tube-sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea to the Seychelles. Its wide flexible brown tube with exterior protuberances can appear as a single tube or as clusters of tubes and can reach up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in size. [1][2][3] Like many other sea sponges, it is primarily ...
Cliona celata var. californiana de Laubenfels, 1932. Pseudosuberites pseudos Dickinson, 1945. Cliona californiana, the yellow boring sponge, boring sponge or sulphur sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging to the family Clionaidae. It is native to the north-eastern Pacific Ocean and burrows into the shell valves of bivalve molluscs.
September 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM. White phosphorus smokescreens are fired by the U.S. Army as part of an early morning patrol on Nov. 6, 2004, on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq. Senior Pentagon ...