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Tube Sponge 14 Sep, 2017. Seen in many places in Bonaire, mostly in pink but these are reddish. Aplysina archeri,Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Tube Sponge

14 Sep, 2017. Seen in many places in Bonaire, mostly in pink but these are reddish.

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The Stove-pipe sponge

''Aplysina archeri'' is a species of tube sponge that has long tube-like structures of cylindrical shape. Many tubes are attached to one particular part of the organism. A single tube can grow up to 5 feet high and 3 inches thick. These sponges mostly live in the Atlantic Ocean: the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and Bonaire. They are filter feeders; they eat food such as plankton or suspended detritus as it passes them. Very little is known about their behavioral patterns except for their feeding.. more

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Similar species: Verongida
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Dec 26, 2017. Captured Sep 14, 2017 20:35 in Buddy Dive Resort, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands.
country flag of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Explore Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 263 203 0
  • XZ-1
  • f/5.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO100
  • 6mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.