Overview
Distribution
Distribution
Amazonia, Bahamian, Belize, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Eastern Caribbean, Floridian, Greater Antilles, Gulf of Mexico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part], Mexico, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Southern Caribbean, Tropical Northwestern Atlantic, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Western Caribbean
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Wiedenmayer, F. 1977b. Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. Experientia Supplementum 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=8586
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Pallas, P.S. 1766. Elenchus Zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrations generaliores et specierum cognitarum succinctas descriptiones cum selectis auctorum synonymis. (P. van Cleef: The Hague): 1-451.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=8001
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Laubenfels, M.W. De 1936a. A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. Carnegie Institute of Washington (Tortugas Laboratory Paper N° 467) 30: 1-225, pls 1-22.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=7780
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Van Soest, R.W.M. 1978. Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part I. Keratosa. In: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 94. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 56 (179): 1–94.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=8474
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Rützler, K.; Díaz, M.C.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Smith, K.P.; Alvarez, B.; Wulff, J. 2000. Diversity of sponge fauna in mangrove ponds, Pelican Cays, Belize. Atoll Research Bulletin 476: 230-248.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=133567
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Rützler, K., R. W. M. van Soest, and C. Piantoni. 2009. Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 285–313 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=141259
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Alcolado, P. 1994?. List of sponges found in Cuba (after 1970). Mimeographed list (presumably unpublished): 1-4
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=141796
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Austin, W.C. 1996. Sponges from Rocas Alijos. In: Monographiae Biologicae. Rocas Alijos. Scientific Results from the Cordell Expeditions (R.W. Schmieder Editor). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London. Vol. 75: 237-256.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=138970
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Collette, B.B.; Rützler, K. 1977. Reef fishes over sponge bottoms off the mouth of the Amazon River. Proceedings 3rd International Coral Reef Symposium Miami, Florida, U.S.A. pp. 305-310.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=133570
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Miloslavich P, Díaz JM, Klein E, Alvarado JJ, Díaz C, et al. (2010) Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE 5(8): e11916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011916
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145466
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat
Known from the nearshore.
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Natural Geography in Shore Areas (NaGISA) database, compiled by Ann Knowlton.
http://www.marinespecies.org/arms/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145467
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Depth range based on 38 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 23 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 9.5 - 77
Temperature range (°C): 20.433 - 24.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.501 - 4.098
Salinity (PPS): 35.982 - 36.446
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.163 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.094 - 0.276
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.688
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 9.5 - 77
Temperature range (°C): 20.433 - 24.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.501 - 4.098
Salinity (PPS): 35.982 - 36.446
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.163 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.094 - 0.276
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.688
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 23 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 9.5 - 77
Temperature range (°C): 20.433 - 24.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.501 - 4.098
Salinity (PPS): 35.982 - 36.446
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.163 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.094 - 0.276
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.688
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 9.5 - 77
Temperature range (°C): 20.433 - 24.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.501 - 4.098
Salinity (PPS): 35.982 - 36.446
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.163 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.094 - 0.276
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.688
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Genomic DNA is available from 2 specimens with morphological vouchers housed at Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo
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Barcode data: Aplysina fistularis
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
GBSP0412-06|AJ843886|Aplysina fistularis| ------------------------------------------CTTTATTTATTATTTGGGGTTTTTGCTGGTATGATAGGAACAGCATTT---AGTATGTTAATTAGACTGGAGTTATCTGCACCAGGCTCAATGTTAGGAGAC---GATCATTTATATAATGTTATAGTAACGGCACATGCTTTTGTTATGATATTCTTTTTAGTAATGCCTGTTATGATAGGGGGTTTTGGTAATTGATTAGTTCCATTA---TATATTGGAGCACCAGATATGGCTTTCCCTCGGTTAAATAATATTAGTTTTTGATTATTACCCCCAGCACTAATTTTATTATTGGGGTCTGCTTTTATAGAACAAGGGGCCGGTACGGGTTGAACCGTCTATCCGCCATTATCAAGTATACAAACACATTCTGGGGGTTCGGTAGATATG---GCAATATTTAGTCTTCATTTGGCCGGAATTTCCTCCATATTAAGCTCTATTAATTTTATAACTACAATTTTAAATATGAGGGCGCCAGGGATGACAATGGACAGATTACCTTTATTCGTTTGATCTATTTTATTAACAACAATATTATTAGTATTAGCATTGCCCGTTTTAGCTGGA---GCAATTACTATGCTTTTAACCGATAGAAATTTTAACACAACATTTTTTGATCCAGCAGGCGGGGGGGACCCAATTTTATATCAACAT----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Aplysina fistularis
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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