Callyspongia plicifera

Azure vase sponge
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Callyspongiidae
Genus:	Callyspongia
Subgenus:	Cladochalina
Species:	C. plicifera
Binomial name
	Callyspongia plicifera; (Lamarck, 1814))
Synonyms
	List Callyspongia (Cladochalina) plicifera (Lamarck, 1814); Callyspongia (Spinosella) plicifera (Lamarck, 1814); Patuloscula plicifera (Lamarck, 1814); Spinosella plicifera (Lamarck, 1814); Spongia plicifera Lamarck, 1814; Spongia scrobiculata Lamarck, 1814; Tuba plicifera (Lamarck, 1814); Tuba scobiculata (Lamarck, 1814);

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.^[1]

^ "Callyspongia plicifera". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[1] "Callyspongia plicifera". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

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