Aplysina cavernicola

Aplysina cavernicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Verongiida
Family: Aplysinidae
Genus: Aplysina
Species:
A. cavernicola
Binomial name
Aplysina cavernicola
(Vacelet, 1959)[1]
Synonyms
  • Verongia cavernicola Vacelet, 1959

Aplysina cavernicola is a species of sponge in the family Aplysinidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea where it grows in caves and under overhangs.[2]

  1. ^ van Soest, Rob W.M. (2020). "Aplysina cavernicola (Vacelet, 1959)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Aplysina cavernicola (Vacelet, 1959)" (in French). DORIS. Retrieved 19 February 2020.