Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Convoluted Barrel Sponge
Aplysina lacunosa
Convoluted Barrel Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Aplysina lacunosa
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 50-130 ft. (15-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Verongimorpha (Subclass)
  └Aplysinidae (Family)
   └Aplysina (Genus)

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