> [!summary]- Classification **Kingdom**:: Animals **Phylum**:: Porifera **Subphylum**:: **Superclass**:: **Class**:: Demospongiae **Subclass**:: **Superorder**:: **Order**:: Haplosclerida **Suborder**:: Haplosclerina **Superfamily**:: **Family**:: Callyspongiidae **Subfamily**:: **Genus**:: Callyspongia **Species**:: C. plicifera **Vernacular**:: Azure vase sponge ## Photos ![https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1681652001/obsidian/Martinique%20Fev%202023/Porifera/E%CC%81ponge_vase_translucide_wcv4au.jpg](https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1681652001/obsidian/Martinique%20Fev%202023/Porifera/E%CC%81ponge_vase_translucide_wcv4au.jpg) *[110 - 2023-02-26 - Jardins Precheur - Saint Pierre - Martinique](110%20-%202023-02-26%20-%20Jardins%20Precheur%20-%20Saint%20Pierre%20-%20Martinique.md) - One of my favorite picture from the journey. Nature really makes beautiful things. We can see how the sponge construct it self to grow. It start by creating horizontal web, then grow its structure by moving up bigger supports.* ![https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1681652004/obsidian/Martinique%20Fev%202023/Porifera/P2250146_xbb82q.jpg](https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1681652004/obsidian/Martinique%20Fev%202023/Porifera/P2250146_xbb82q.jpg) *[108 - 2023-02-25 - Kay Maréchal - Saint Pierre - Martinique](108%20-%202023-02-25%20-%20Kay%20Maréchal%20-%20Saint%20Pierre%20-%20Martinique.md) - From above. With what seems to be a [Siphonodictyon coralliphagum - Variable boring sponge](Siphonodictyon%20coralliphagum%20-%20Variable%20boring%20sponge.md) at its right, a [Niphates digitalis - Pink vase sponge](Niphates%20digitalis%20-%20Pink%20vase%20sponge.md) and a [Xestospongia muta - Barrel sponge](Xestospongia%20muta%20-%20Barrel%20sponge.md).* ![https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1681652020/obsidian/Martinique%20Fev%202023/Porifera/P2260275_n7kaag.jpg](https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1681652020/obsidian/Martinique%20Fev%202023/Porifera/P2260275_n7kaag.jpg) *[109 - 2023-02-26 - Coucoune - Saint Pierre - Martinique](109%20-%202023-02-26%20-%20Coucoune%20-%20Saint%20Pierre%20-%20Martinique.md) - They can shelter some life, especialy crustaceans. * ## Notes ## References - https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Callyspongia-plicifera-Eponge-vase-fluo-534/(rOffset)/10