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Azure vase sponge

Callyspongia (Cladochalina) plicifera (Lamarck, 1814)

AnimalsSpongesDemosponges (Corneo-siliceous sponges)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

GuadeloupeMartinique

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Iridescent tube spongeBritish English
Eponge-vase fluoFrench (France)
Eponge-vase azuréeFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

Callyspongia (Cladochalina) plicifera
Cladochalina plicifera
Spinosella plicifera
Spongia scrobiculata

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Callyspongia (Cladochalina) plicifera

GBIF — Callyspongia plicifera

Sources

PROUZET Anne, VACELET Jean in : DORIS, 25/09/2016 : Callyspongia plicifera (Lamarck, 1814), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/534

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Callyspongia (Cladochalina) plicifera (Lamarck, 1814), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1488

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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