Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Stove-Pipe Sponge
Aplysina archeri
Stove-Pipe Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Aplysina archeri
Size: 2 to 6 ft. (60 cm to 1.8 m)  
Depth: 50-100 ft. (15-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Verongimorpha (Subclass)
  └Aplysinidae (Family)
   └Aplysina (Genus)

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