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Azure Vase Sponge

Callyspongia plicifera

Field notes

Callyspongia plicifera, the azure vase sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Callyspongiidae. It is native to the Bahamas where it is found at a depth of 31.5-44.2 m. It was first described in 1814 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided