Agelas conifera

Agelas conifera
	Agelas conifera, Snapper Ledge reef, Florida Keys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Agelasida
Family:	Agelasidae
Genus:	Agelas
Species:	A. conifera
Binomial name
	Agelas conifera; (Schmidt, 1870)
Synonyms
	Chalinopsis conifera Schmidt, 1870;

Agelas conifera, also known as the brown tube sponge, is a species of sponge. Its color is brown, tan, or greyish brown with a lighter interior. It is common in the Caribbean and Bahamas, and occasional in Florida.[1] Agelas conifera contains bromopyrrole alkaloids, notably sceptrin and oroidin, and levels of these feeding-deterrents increase upon predation.[2]

Related species

Agelas clathrodes

References

Humann, Paul, Reef creature Identification, Edited by Ned Deloach. New World Publications, Inc., 1992, p. 22-23.
Sven Rohde; Samuel Nietzer; Peter J. Schupp (2015). "Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges". PLOS ONE. 10: e0132236. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132236. PMC 4496075. PMID 26154741.

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[1] Humann, Paul, Reef creature Identification, Edited by Ned Deloach. New World Publications, Inc., 1992, p. 22-23.

[2] Sven Rohde; Samuel Nietzer; Peter J. Schupp (2015). "Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges". PLOS ONE. 10: e0132236. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132236. PMC 4496075. PMID 26154741.