Species Name: Callyspongia vaginalis

Authority: (Lamarck, 1814)

Common Name: Branching Vase Sponge

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Bermuda, Bahamas

Natural Environment: Inhabits deep reef flats and plateaus

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 68 to 75°F (20 - 24°C). Feeds upon plankton and suspended detritus, and require numerous feedings per day of live and/or preserved commercial phytoplankton products or that of animal and plant powders that produce suspended products in the bulk water. Needs to be placed in the shade and where the current is quite swift. Probably best left in the wild.

Taxonomy: Subphylum Cellularia, Class Demospongiae, Subclass Ceractinomorpha, Order: Haplosclerida