Aplysinidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Verongiida, class Demospongiae. The family contains 13 accepted species worldwide.
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Aplysina aerophoba (Nardo, 1833)
Aplysina aerophoba is a Mediterranean and Atlantic marine yellow sponge that tur…
Verongula rigida (Esper, 1794)
Verongula rigida is a Demospongiae sponge species first validly published as Spo…
Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766)
Aplysina fistularis is a yellow tube sponge, used historically as a bath sponge,…
Aplysina archeri (Higgin, 1875)
Aplysina archeri, the stove-pipe sponge, is a long-lived tube sponge species nat…
Aplysina cavernicola (Vacelet, 1959)
Aplysina cavernicola is a yellow marine sponge that accumulates bioactive compou…
Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766)
Aplysina fulva, the scattered pore rope sponge, is an Aplysinidae sponge found i…
Aplysina insularis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Aplysina insularis is a large tube-forming marine sponge found in Caribbean and …
Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882)
Aplysina cauliformis is a demosponge species with two color morphologies found p…
Aplysinidae animals belong to the Verongiida order in the Animalia kingdom. A distinct dwarf yellow sponge was discovered in the Mediterranean in the early 21st century, and genetic analysis has confirmed it is a miniature form of A. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Aplysinidae is classified in the order Verongiida, class Demospongiae, phylum Porifera. This classification was later corrected after differences in the two sponges' secondary metabolites showed they are distinct species.
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