Green Finger Sponge

Green Finger Sponge
Name: Green Finger Sponge
Scientific Name: Iotrochota birotulata
Family: Rope Sponges
Taxonomic: Iotrochotidae
ID Group: Sponges, Bryozoans, Tunicates
Size: up to 3 ft.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen often

This Sponge has dark green branches with a rough texture and pale highlights, and small black pores are visible along its surface.

The Green Finger Sponge often forms bush-like structures and is sometimes found with Golden Zoanthids on it.