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

Aruba Dominica France (Martinique)Guadeloupe Martinique

occasional

Antigua and Barbuda Cayman Islands Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia

rare

Dominican Republic

Other species in Aplysinidae

Aureate Sponge (Aplysina aerophoba)

Aplysina aerophoba

Aureate Sponge

Blue Bleeder (Aiolochroia crassa)

Aiolochroia crassa

Blue Bleeder

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