Acanthella acuta
Agelas clathrodes
Agelas conifera
Agelas oroides
Aiolochroia crassa
Amphilectus digitatus
Amphimedon compressa
Amphimedon viridis
Aplysilla sulfurea
Aplysina aerophoba
Aplysina archeri
Aplysina cauliformis
Aplysina cavernicola
Aplysina fistularis
Aplysina fulva
Axinella damicornis
Axinella dissimilis
Axinella polypoides
Axinella verrucosa
Batzella inops
Cacospongia scalaris
Callyspongia crassa
Callyspongia plicifera
Callyspongia siphonella
Callyspongia vaginalis
Chondrilla nucula
Chondrosia reniformis
Cinachyrella alloclada
Clathria venosa
Clathrina clathrus
Cliona celata
Cliona delitrix
Crambe crambe
Crella cyathophora
Cribrochalina vasculum
Desmapsamma anchorata
Dysidea avara
Ectyoplasia ferox
Ehrenbergi biemna
Guancha lacunosa
Haliclona aquaeductus
Haliclona cratera
Haliclona fascigera
Haliclona fulva
Haliclona mediterranea
Haliclona oculata
Haliclona viscosa
Hamigera hamigera
Hemimycale columella
Hymeniacidon perlevis
Ianthella basta
Iotrochota birotulata
Iotrochota purpurea
Ircinia fasciculata
Ircinia felix
Ircinia oros
Ircinia strobilina
Ircinia variabilis
Monanchora arbuscula
Monanchora barbadensis
Mycale fistulifera
Mycale laevis
Mycale laxissima
Mycale similaris
Neofibularia nolitangere
Niphates digitalis
Oceanapia sagittaria
Oscarella lobularis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Petrosia ficiformis
Phorbas fictitius
Phorbas tenacior
Pione vastifica
Polymastia pachymastia
Pseudosuberites montiniger
Ptilocaulis sp
Rhabdastrella globostellata
Scopalina ruetzleri
Spheciospongia vagabunda
Spheciospongia vesparium
Spirastrella coccinea
Spirastrella cunctatrix
Spongia agaricina
Spongia officinalis
Spongosorites coralliophaga
Stylissa carteri
Suberites ficus (domuncula)
Suberites sp
Sycon ciliatum
Tedania ignis
Tethya aurantia
Tethya californiana
Theonella swinhoei
Verongula gigantea
Xestospongia muta
Xestospongia testudinaria
Aplysina cauliformis
Surrounding and environment
- The species develops on the reef
- The species is found on an overhang or along a hanging wall
- The species can be found between 10 and 45 Meters.
- Common species.
General characteristics of the species
- Height of the animal : 250 cm
- The animal is branch-shaped
- The surface looks smooth
- The animal can show variable colouring
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!