Aplysina cauliformis

Aplysina cauliformis
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A. cauliformis brown/pink morphology off the coast of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Verongiida
Family: Aplysinidae
Genus: Aplysina
Species:
A. cauliformis
Binomial name
Aplysina cauliformis
Carter, 1882[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Luffaria cauliformis Carter, 1882
  • Luffaria cauliformis var. elongoreticulata Carter, 1882
  • Luffaria cauliformis var. rufa Carter, 1882
  • Luffaria elongoreticulata Carter, 1882
  • Luffaria rufa Carter, 1882
  • Verongia cauliformis (Carter, 1882)
  • Verongia longissima sensu de Laubenfels, 1936

Aplysina cauliformis, also known as the row pore rope sponge or rope sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Aplysinidae.[3] It is commonly found in shallow reefs across the tropical Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.[4] This sponge typically exhibits a brownish-pink or purple coloration and branches as parts of its morphology. It was first described by H.J. Carter in 1882 under the name Luffaria cauliformis.[1]

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