Aplysina cauliformis
| Aplysina cauliformis | |
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| A. cauliformis brown/pink morphology off the coast of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Verongiida |
| Family: | Aplysinidae |
| Genus: | Aplysina |
| Species: | A. cauliformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplysina cauliformis Carter, 1882 | |
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Aplysina cauliformis, also known as the row pore rope sponge or rope sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Aplysinidae. It is commonly found in shallow reefs across the tropical Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. This sponge typically exhibits a brownish-pink or purple coloration and branches as parts of its morphology. It was first described by H.J. Carter in 1882 under the name Luffaria cauliformis.
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