Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Natural Environment: Inhabits reef slopes and coral rubble areas in lagoons.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Best left in the wild.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Verongimorpha
Order: Verongiida
Family: Aplysinidae
Genus: Verongula
FYI: Feeds by drawing water in and through its pores and filtering out bacteria and organic particles, then expelling the filtered water out through the osculi.
Grows to about 6 inches (15 cm) in height with individual tubes about 3 inches (8 cm) high and about 1.5 inches (4 cm) wide.
Usually yellow, yellowish green, green or brown to tan.
Shown here for identification only.
