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Stove-pipe sponge
Aplysina archeri
12.1711, -68.2887
Field Notes
Description:
Most of the sponges of this species that I have seen in Bonaire were a beautiful pink, which I will post in other spottings but this one was in an unusual rusty red color and in a beautiful flatbed sand spot.
One striking fact mentioned in Wikipedia is that they can continue growing for hundreds of years as long as undisturbed.
Habitat:
Near the dive site called Reef Scientifico (they grow coral colonies there).
Reference Links:
Aplysina archeri - Wikipedia
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PublishedDecember 28, 2017
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