Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Branchlet Sponge
Aplysina insularis
Branchlet Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Aplysina insularis
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 6-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Verongimorpha (Subclass)
  └Aplysinidae (Family)
   └Aplysina (Genus)

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