Blue Bleeder (Aiolochroia crassa)

Invertebrateverified

Aiolochroia crassa

(Hyatt, 1875)

Blue Bleeder

Also known as: Branching Tube Sponge

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Demospongiae

Order

Verongiida

Family

Aplysinidae

Where to find it

occasional

Cayman Islands

rare

DominicaPanama

Other species in Aplysinidae

Aplysina aerophoba

Aplysina aerophoba

Aureate Sponge

Aplysina fistularis

Aplysina fistularis

Candle Sponge

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