Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Elongated Vase Sponge
Callyspongia longissima
Elongated Vase Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Callyspongia longissima
Synonyms: Callyspongia longissima
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)
  └Haplosclerida (Order)
   └Callyspongiidae (Family)
    └Callyspongia (Genus)
     └C. longissima (Species)

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