Callyspongia plicifera

Azure vase sponge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Callyspongiidae
Genus: Callyspongia
Subgenus: Cladochalina
Species:
C. plicifera
Binomial name
Callyspongia plicifera
(Lamarck, 1814))
Synonyms
List
  • Callyspongia (Cladochalina) plicifera (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Callyspongia (Spinosella) plicifera (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Patuloscula plicifera (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Spinosella plicifera (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Spongia plicifera Lamarck, 1814
  • Spongia scrobiculata Lamarck, 1814
  • Tuba plicifera (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Tuba scobiculata (Lamarck, 1814)

Callyspongia plicifera, the azure vase sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Callyspongiidae. It is native to the Bahamas where it is found at a depth of 31.5-44.2 m. It was first described in 1814 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.[1]

  1. ^ "Callyspongia plicifera". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 7 January 2016.