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Stove-Pipe Sponge &quot;Hello! I am Aplysina archeri and I am hiding a brittle star in my pipe. She did not tell me her name but she is possibly a Suenson&#039;s..there is a lot of them around tonight... :-)&quot;<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Night dive in Bari Reef, Bonaire. Aplysina archeri,Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Stove-pipe sponge,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Stove-Pipe Sponge

"Hello! I am Aplysina archeri and I am hiding a brittle star in my pipe. She did not tell me her name but she is possibly a Suenson's..there is a lot of them around tonight... :-)"

Habitat:
Night dive in Bari Reef, Bonaire.

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    Patomarazul
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    Wrong description placement haha, do not mind this message. I would erase it if I could! Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      No worries :)
      PS: I slightly moved the geotag so that it is in country borders, hope you don't mind.       Posted 7 years ago

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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
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Uploaded Jan 6, 2018. Captured Sep 13, 2017 01:04 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/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 6mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.