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Pink Vase Sponge

Aspect: Pink to Yellow thin-walled vase or bowl-shaped structure. Several may branch off a common base.
Population: Common.
Notable feature: Outer surface composed of tight array of thin ridges that sometimes may point outwards of form studs. The ridges taper off towards the upper edge of the vase to form a short lace-like brim (a feature that readily distinguishes it from the more radical Azure Vase Sponge, q.v.)
Environment: Atop coral formations, and even through encrusting sponges.
Behaviour: -
  • French designation: Eponge vase rose
  • Latin designation: Niphates digitalis
  • Creole designation: -
  • Latin family: Demospongiae
  • Size (cm): 35 H.