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

rare

Dominica Panama

Other species in Aplysinidae

Aureate Sponge (Aplysina aerophoba)

Aplysina aerophoba

Aureate Sponge

Candle Sponge (Aplysina fistularis)

Aplysina fistularis

Candle Sponge

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