Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1776)
Scattered pore rope sponge
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Family:  Aplysinidae ()
Max. size:  60 cm BRL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 2 - 25 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Branch Length: 20 - 60 cm. Branch Width: up to 2 cm. Ramose, with erect branches. Bright yellow to ochre externally, and bright yellow internally. Surface conulose: 0.05 cm high, 0.1 cm wide. Fiber network with meshes of 0.1 square centimeters in mean area.
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 108813. Open reefs, 2 to 15 m deep (Ref. 415). Found in mangroves (Ref. 86836). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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