#verongida

[snototter]

[astronomy-to-zoology]

Stove-pipe Sponge (Aplysina archeri)

...a species of Aplysinid tube sponge that occurs in the Atlantic and Caribbean, ranging from the Bahamas to Florida south to Bonaire. Like most sponges stove-pipe sponges are filter feeders, filtering the water around them for plankton and detritus as it passes by. The coloration of A. archeri is highly varied and individuals can range from brown to purple.

Classification

Animalia-Porifera-Demospongiae-Verongida-Aplysinidae-Aplysina-A. archeri

Image: Nick Hobgood