Aplysina cavernicola is a species of sponge in the family Aplysinidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea where it grows in caves and under overhangs...

Lendenfeld, 1888 Aplysina caissara Pinheiro & Hajdu, 2001 Aplysina capensis Carter, 1875 Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882) Aplysina cavernicola (Vacelet, 1959)...

"aerophoba" (Greek: "fear of air"). Aplysina aerophoba could be confused with another yellow sponge, Aplysina cavernicola, but the two have different textures...

support seaweed; the shady areas are populated by the sponge Aplysina cavernicola (genus Aplysina) and red gorgonians. These are some views of Spargi: List...