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Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766)
Description:
Long, branching and rope-like, up to 200 cm. Generally hanging downward with the tip of the branches curling upward. The branches rise from a solid, massively encrusting base. Excurrent openings irregularly scattered over the branches and are 2-4 mm in diameter. The oscules have thin, protruding lips, often of a lighter color. The surface is finely conulose. No marked grooves, folds or depressions. The consistency is toughly compressible.
Color:
The color is highly variable and not distinctive. It includes tan, yellow-green, brown and purple.
Habitat:
On the bottom of sandy lagoons and on reefs to a depth of 45 m.
Source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonymised names
Aplysina cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Aplysina fistularis f. fulva (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (staus change)
Aplysina flagelliformis var. rugosa Wilson, 1902 · unaccepted
Aplysina fragilis Wilson, 1902 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Aplysina hirsuta var. fulvoides (Hyatt, 1875) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Luffaria fulva (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Spongia cancellata Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Spongia fulva Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Verongia fistularis var. fulva (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (genus transfer and status change)
Verongia fulva (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Verongia hirsuta var. fulvoides Hyatt, 1875 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Description:
Long, branching and rope-like, up to 200 cm. Generally hanging downward with the tip of the branches curling upward. The branches rise from a solid, massively encrusting base. Excurrent openings irregularly scattered over the branches and are 2-4 mm in diameter. The oscules have thin, protruding lips, often of a lighter color. The surface is finely conulose. No marked grooves, folds or depressions. The consistency is toughly compressible.
Color:
The color is highly variable and not distinctive. It includes tan, yellow-green, brown and purple.
Habitat:
On the bottom of sandy lagoons and on reefs to a depth of 45 m.
Source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonymised names
Aplysina cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Aplysina fistularis f. fulva (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (staus change)
Aplysina flagelliformis var. rugosa Wilson, 1902 · unaccepted
Aplysina fragilis Wilson, 1902 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Aplysina hirsuta var. fulvoides (Hyatt, 1875) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Luffaria fulva (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Spongia cancellata Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Spongia fulva Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Verongia fistularis var. fulva (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (genus transfer and status change)
Verongia fulva (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Verongia hirsuta var. fulvoides Hyatt, 1875 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
