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SCATTERED PORE ROPE SPONGE (Aplysina fulva) < 3 m / 10 ft
Rounded rope shapes in orange, green or brown. Excurrent openings are randomly placed along the sides.
Rope sponges are often dif cult to identify because of the various color and growth patterns within each species, depending on depth, current and the available nutrients. The arrangement or color of the excurrent openings can often be used to identify the different varieties.
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HORNED ROPE SPONGE (Agelas cervicornis) < 60 cm / 2 ft li htl attened tan to dar ro n ro es ith lar er excurrent openings. Flattened tips, often in two lobes.
ROW PORE ROPE SPONGE (Aplysina cauliformis) < 3 m / 10 ft
hin smooth ro es often cur in u ards near the ti s. Excurrent openings are in uniform rows along the tops.