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Brown Tube Sponge Seen on Sep 10, 2017 in Buddy's Reef dive site. They can also be orange but have more ramifications in tubes, compared to the elephant ear sponge. Agelas conifera,Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Brown Tube Sponge

Seen on Sep 10, 2017 in Buddy's Reef dive site. They can also be orange but have more ramifications in tubes, compared to the elephant ear sponge.

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''Agelas conifera'', also known as the brown tube sponge, is a species of sponge. Its color is brown, tan, or greyish brown with a lighter interior. It is common in the Caribbean and Bahamas, and occasional in Florida. ''Agelas conifera'' contains bromopyrrole alkaloids, notably sceptrin and oroidin, and levels of these feeding-deterrents increase upon predation.

Similar species: Agelasida
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Dec 26, 2017. Captured Sep 10, 2017 20:27 in Buddy Dive Resort, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands.
  • XZ-1
  • f/4.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 6mm