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Branching Vase Sponge
Callyspongia aculeata
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Sulphur Boring SpongeCliona celata
Sponge Brittle StarOphiothrix suensonii
Callyspongia diffusa
Sponge ZoanthidUmimayanthus parasiticus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 177 |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 12 |
| Mexico | 10 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 |
| Quintana Roo | 8 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 |
| Colombia | 5 |
| Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina | 5 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Panama | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Sponges · Porifera |
| Class | Demosponges · Demospongiae |
| Order | Haplosclerida |
| Family | Callyspongiidae |
| Genus | Callyspongia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
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Practise Branching Vase Sponge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.