Aureate Sponge (Aplysina aerophoba)

Invertebrateverified

Aplysina aerophoba

(Nardo, 1833)

Aureate Sponge

Also known as: Yellow Tube Sponge, Gold Sponge

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Demospongiae

Order

Verongiida

Family

Aplysinidae

Where to find it

occasional

Croatia Greece Spain (Canary Islands)

rare

Other species in Aplysinidae

Candle Sponge (Aplysina fistularis)

Aplysina fistularis

Candle Sponge

Blue Bleeder (Aiolochroia crassa)

Aiolochroia crassa

Blue Bleeder

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