the Sponge Guide - www.spongeguide.org

Demospongiae > Verongida > Aplysinidae > Aplysina fistularis

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

yellow

Morphology:

tube

Consistency:

tough

Sample Locations:

Bahamas
Martinique
Saint Lucia

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Yellow tubes, smooth or with little branchelets. In The Bahamas it is difficult to decide when a small specimen with branchelets is A. fistularis or A. insularis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864), also pictured here. Aggregated tubes were called forma aggregata by Wiedenmayer (1977).

Author Reference: (Pallas, 1766)

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Aplysina fistularis


Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Mónica Puyana

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Cat Cays - Bimini
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Plana Cays
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Northern Exuma Cays
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Saint Lucia
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Saint Lucia
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Saint Lucia
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Great Inagua
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Great Inagua
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Great Inagua
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Great Inagua
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Little Inagua
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik