Common Names Summary - Aplysina insularis
Common name of Aplysina insularis
 
Common Name Yellow finger tube sponge
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality South Florida.
Ref. Messing, C.., 2010
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'sponge', from Old English 'spunge' from Latin 'spongia', i.e., 'sea animal from which a sponge comes'. 'tube', from Middle French 'tube' from Latin 'tubus', i.e., 'tube'. 'finger', from Old English 'fingor', i.e., 'five'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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