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Candle Sponge (Aplysina fistularis)
Invertebrateverified

Aplysina fistularis

(Linnaeus, 1759)

Candle Sponge

Also known as: Dead Man's Fingers, Sulphur Sponge, Yellow Tube Sponge

Verified againstWoRMS
Taxonomy
Class

Demospongiae

Order

Verongiida

Family

Aplysinidae

Where to find it

common

ArubaDominicaGuadeloupeMartinique

occasional

Antigua and BarbudaCayman IslandsSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Lucia

rare

Dominican Republic
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Aplysina aerophoba

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Blue Bleeder

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