Aplysina
Aplysina (also known as Aplysia (which may also refer to a genus of sea hares), Luffaria, and Verongia) is the name of a genus of demosponges within the phylum Porifera. It was first authenticated and described by Nardo in 1834.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Gold Sponge
speciesAplysina aerophoba
Yellow Tube Sponge
speciesAplysina fistularis
Stovepipe Sponge
speciesAplysina archeri
Scattered Pore Rope Sponge
speciesAplysina fulva
Row Pore Rope Sponge
speciesAplysina cauliformis
yellow-green candle sponge
speciesAplysina insularis
Yellow Cave Sponge
speciesAplysina cavernicola
Aplysina lacunosa
speciesAplysina lacunosa
Aplysina gerardogreeni
speciesAplysina gerardogreeni
Aplysina lendenfeldi
speciesAplysina lendenfeldi
Aplysina chiriquiensis
speciesAplysina chiriquiensis
Aplysina encarnacionae
speciesAplysina encarnacionae
Aplysina bathyphila
speciesAplysina bathyphila
Aplysina revillagigedi
speciesAplysina revillagigedi
Aplysina clathrata
speciesAplysina clathrata
Aplysina capensis
speciesAplysina capensis
Aplysina ocracea
speciesAplysina ocracea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128109.