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VASE SPONGES : SPONGES
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(Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima)
In shallower water the pigments of the Strawberry ase on e are aler i in it a more oran e color.
ELONGATED VASE SPONGE (Callyspongia longissima) < 1 m / 3 ft
Thin erect form of Callyspongia. Grows singly or in dense clusters. Often co ered ith oanthids . 129 .
RIGID VASE SPONGES
(Dysidea janiae) < 5 cm / 2 in
Clusters of short rounded tubes with a netted pattern of laments on the outside. a ender to ale ro n in color.
STRAWBERRY VASE SPONGE (Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima) < 30 cm / 12 in ee red ase s on e ith rou h te tured alls. Often clustered around a shared base. Appears black at depth.
BRANCHING VASE SPONGE (Callyspongia vaginalis) < 1 m / 3 ft hin alled ra ase s on e ith a s i te ture on the outside and a smooth texture inside. Thinner at the rims.
PINK VASE SPONGE
(Niphates digitalis) < 30 cm / 1 ft
hin rou h alled in ase s on e ith an almost trans arent rim of ne ro th isi le around the to .
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