Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Pink Vase Sponge
Niphates digitalis
Pink Vase Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Niphates digitalis
Size: 4 to 12 in. (10 to 30 cm)
Depth: 25-75 ft. (8-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
└Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
└Niphatidae (Family)
└Niphates (Genus)
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