Husbandry
(Pallas, 1776)Description:
Long, branching and rope-like, up to 200 cm. Generally hanging downward with the tip of the branches curling upward. The branches rise from a solid, massively encrusting base. Excurrent openings irregularly scattered over the branches and are 2-4 mm in diameter. The oscules have thin, protruding lips, often of a lighter color. The surface is finely conulose. No marked grooves, folds or depressions. The consistency is toughly compressible.
Color:
The color is highly variable and not distinctive. It includes tan, yellow-green, brown and purple.
Habitat:
On the bottom of sandy lagoons and on reefs to a depth of 45 m.
Source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonyms:
Aplysina flagelliformis Carter, 1882
Aplysina fragilis Wilson, 1902
Aplysina rugosa Wilson, 1902
Spongia fulva Pallas, 1766
Verongia fistularis var. fulva (Pallas, 1766)
Verongia fulva (Pallas, 1766
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Verongida (Order) > Aplysinidae (Family) > Aplysina (Genus)
