Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Branching Vase Sponge
Callyspongia aculeata
Branching Vase Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Callyspongia aculeata
Synonyms: Callyspongia vaginalis
Size: 6 in. to 3 ft. (15 to 90 cm)
Depth: 6-65 ft. (2-20 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
└Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
└Callyspongiidae (Family)
└Callyspongia (Genus)
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