species 931 observations

Pink Vase Sponge

Niphates digitalis

Field notes

Niphates digitalis, commonly known as the pink vase sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Niphatidae. It is native to the Florida Keys, The Bahamas, and the Caribbean including the Netherlands Antilles.

The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1814.

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Range

United States

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