Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Lavender Rope Spounge
Niphates erecta
Lavender Rope Spounge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Niphates erecta
Size: 3 to 6 ft. (90 cm to 1.8 m)  
Depth: 40-100 ft. (12-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Niphatidae (Family)
   └Niphates (Genus)

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