Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Walper's Branching Sponge
Ptilocaulis walpersi
Walper's Branching Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Ptilocaulis walpersi
Size: up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 2-140 ft. (1-43 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  └Axinellidae (Family)
   └Ptilocaulis (Genus)

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