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

The Agelas conifera is a common sponge the Caribbean over a broad depth gradient. This makes it a great model organism to study phenotypic plasticity. Images Courtesy of the Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE

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