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Ptilocaulis spiculifer (Lamarck 1814)

Ptilocaulis spiculifer

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These red branching sponges, (Ptilcaulis spiculifera), are found all along the live bottom habitat at Gray's Reef. They usually have numerous tubes that extend from the main branch from the base mass.

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http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/pgallery/pggrays/living/living_8.html

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