Smooth Tube Sponge
Callyspongia fallax
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 2–18 m
A smooth tube sponge of Caribbean reefs, it grows in clusters between about six and twenty four metres and also lives among mangroves. It draws seawater through its hollow tubes and strains out tiny particles, presenting no danger to divers.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Haplosclerida › Callyspongiidae › Callyspongia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 166185.
FAQ
- How deep does the Smooth Tube Sponge live?
- The Smooth Tube Sponge (Callyspongia fallax) is typically found at 2–18 m.