Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Yellow Tube Sponge
Aplysina fistularis
Yellow Tube Sponge
Category: Common Sponges
Scientific Name: Aplysina fistularis
Size: 2 to 4 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Porifera (Phylum)
└Demospongiae (Class)
 └Verongimorpha (Subclass)
  └Aplysinidae (Family)
   └Aplysina (Genus)

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