Agelas conifera is a common sponge of the Caribbean over a broad depth gradient.

Agelas conifera is a common sponge of the Caribbean over a broad depth gradient. This makes it a great model organism to study phenotypic plasticity. For example, see figure of deep Agelas sponge which is the deep water version of the same species. Images Courtesy of the Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE

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