Photos / Sounds

What

Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)

Observer

jasonheadley

Date

January 2, 2024 09:55 AM CST
Chondrilla caribensis hermatypica - Photo (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo
blue_lotus's ID: Chondrilla caribensis hermatypica, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

asanoth

Date

June 14, 2023 10:57 AM WITA

Description

Cauldron

Rhabdastrella globostellata - Photo (c) alpineflora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
blue_lotus's ID: Rhabdastrella globostellata, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

asanoth

Date

June 14, 2023 10:18 AM WITA

Description

Cauldron; white animal

Gelliodes fibulata - Photo (c) Jens Sommer-Knudsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jens Sommer-Knudsen
blue_lotus's ID: Gelliodes fibulata, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 28, 2024
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What

Lavender Rope Sponge (Niphates erecta)

Observer

yo15930

Date

March 25, 2024 03:00 PM EDT
Lavender Rope Sponge - Photo (c) Mike G. Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike G. Rutherford
blue_lotus's ID: Lavender Rope Sponge (Niphates erecta)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

k_wheatley

Date

March 16, 2024 12:52 PM WET
Clathrina clathrus - Photo (c) Ana Santos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ana Santos
blue_lotus's ID: Clathrina clathrus, a member of Net-Sponges (Genus Clathrina)
Added on March 28, 2024
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What

Crumpled Duster Sponge (Axinella damicornis)

Observer

k_wheatley

Date

March 16, 2024 12:52 PM WET
Crumpled Duster Sponge - Photo (c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sylvain Le Bris
blue_lotus's ID: Crumpled Duster Sponge (Axinella damicornis)
Added on March 28, 2024
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What

Sulphur Boring Sponge (Cliona celata)

Observer

k_wheatley

Date

March 16, 2024 12:52 PM WET
Sulphur Boring Sponge - Photo (c) Pascal GIRARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pascal GIRARD
blue_lotus's ID: Sulphur Boring Sponge (Cliona celata)
Added on March 28, 2024
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What

Grey Leather Sponge (Ircinia oros)

Observer

k_wheatley

Date

March 17, 2024 10:18 AM WET
Grey Leather Sponge - Photo (c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sylvain Le Bris
blue_lotus's ID: Grey Leather Sponge (Ircinia oros)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Crumpled Duster Sponge (Axinella damicornis)

Observer

k_wheatley

Date

March 16, 2024 01:16 PM WET
Crumpled Duster Sponge - Photo (c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sylvain Le Bris
blue_lotus's ID: Crumpled Duster Sponge (Axinella damicornis)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Gold Sponge (Aplysina aerophoba)

Observer

k_wheatley

Date

March 16, 2024 12:52 PM WET
Gold Sponge - Photo (c) Chris Taklis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Chris Taklis
blue_lotus's ID: Gold Sponge (Aplysina aerophoba)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Oyster Sponge (Crambe crambe)

Observer

k_wheatley

Date

March 16, 2024 01:02 PM WET
Oyster Sponge - Photo (c) Alberto Garcia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
blue_lotus's ID: Oyster Sponge (Crambe crambe)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

robin_dive_diva

Date

December 1, 2023 10:38 AM EST

Description

Notes: Small, tough but crumbly and mucosy cushions, with a yellow punctiform surface. Subsuperficial color is dark purple, some specimens thus appearing darker, especially after collecting; internal color cream. Different from Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 and from B. cribaria (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986), both pictured here. Spicules are styles, 2-3 categories of sigmas, 2 categories of microxea, and raphides. It needs to be compared to Biemna trisigmata Mothes & Campos, 2004, from North Brazil, with which it shares many characters.

Neofibularia hartmani - Photo (c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damien Brouste
blue_lotus's ID: Neofibularia hartmani, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

robin_dive_diva

Date

October 2, 2023 09:53 AM EDT

Description

Biemna sp.-"yellow tough cushions"

Small, tough but crumbly and mucosy cushions, with a yellow punctiform surface. Subsuperficial color is dark purple, some specimens thus appearing darker, especially after collecting; internal color cream. Different from Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 and from B. cribaria (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986), both pictured here. Spicules are styles, 2-3 categories of sigmas, 2 categories of microxea, and raphides. It needs to be compared to Biemna trisigmata Mothes & Campos, 2004, from North Brazil, with which it shares many characters. https://spongeguide.uncw.edu/speciesinfo.php?searchtype=0&species=160

Neofibularia hartmani - Photo (c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damien Brouste
blue_lotus's ID: Neofibularia hartmani, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

robin_dive_diva

Date

October 3, 2023 11:22 AM EDT
Neofibularia hartmani - Photo (c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damien Brouste
blue_lotus's ID: Neofibularia hartmani, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 28, 2024
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Other Animals

Photos / Sounds

What

Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

Observer

kristal_idali

Date

July 1, 2023 10:39 AM -05
Sea Squirts - Photo (c) Jean-Paul Cassez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jean-Paul Cassez
blue_lotus's ID: Sea Squirts (Class Ascidiacea)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Common Cheese Puff Sponge (Tethya papillosa)

Observer

mgargiulo

Date

January 8, 2024 09:19 PM -03
Common Cheese Puff Sponge - Photo (c) MatiasG, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by MatiasG
blue_lotus's ID: Common Cheese Puff Sponge (Tethya papillosa)
Added on March 27, 2024
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What

Branching Tube Sponge (Aiolochroia crassa)

Observer

hsgzoe

Date

March 20, 2024 03:00 PM EST
Branching Tube Sponge - Photo (c) Mark Yokoyama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
blue_lotus's ID: Branching Tube Sponge (Aiolochroia crassa)
Added on March 27, 2024
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What

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)

Observer

not_toscale

Date

January 23, 2024 03:57 PM EST
Scattered Pore Rope Sponge - Photo (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by terence zahner
blue_lotus's ID: Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)
Added on March 27, 2024
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What

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)

Observer

matthiasf

Date

March 6, 2024 11:57 AM EST
Scattered Pore Rope Sponge - Photo (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by terence zahner
blue_lotus's ID: Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)
Added on March 27, 2024
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What

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)

Observer

andresvila

Date

March 15, 2024 07:46 PM EDT
Scattered Pore Rope Sponge - Photo (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by terence zahner
blue_lotus's ID: Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

jake351

Date

March 24, 2024 04:49 PM EDT
Ptilocaulis walpersii - Photo (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin White
blue_lotus's ID: Ptilocaulis walpersii, a member of Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

portioid

Date

March 25, 2024 12:45 PM WITA
Peyssonneliaceae - Photo (c) Guido Picchetti - http://www.guidopicchetti.it, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
blue_lotus's ID: Family Peyssonneliaceae, a member of Florideophycean Algae (Class Florideophyceae)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Nausicaä's Sponge (Scopalina nausicae)

Observer

tomleeturner

Date

July 29, 2023 01:36 PM PDT

Description

Verified with spicules and DNA. Quite a range extension! TLT1389

Nausicaä's Sponge - Photo (c) Tom Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tom Turner
blue_lotus's ID: Nausicaä's Sponge (Scopalina nausicae)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Ruetzleri's Scopalina (Scopalina ruetzleri)

Observer

spirula

Date

December 2023

Place

Missing Location

Description

2-3m

Ruetzleri's Scopalina - Photo (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo
blue_lotus's ID: Ruetzleri's Scopalina (Scopalina ruetzleri)
Added on March 27, 2024
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What

Stinker Sponge (Ircinia felix)

Observer

spirula

Date

December 2023

Place

Missing Location

Description

This sponge was rare at this site.
<2m

Stinker Sponge - Photo (c) Matteo Cassella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matteo Cassella
blue_lotus's ID: Stinker Sponge (Ircinia felix)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Stinker Sponge (Ircinia felix)

Observer

spirula

Date

December 2023

Place

Missing Location

Description

This type of sponge occurred frequently at this site.
2-3m

Stinker Sponge - Photo (c) Matteo Cassella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matteo Cassella
blue_lotus's ID: Stinker Sponge (Ircinia felix)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)

Observer

eric-schmitty

Date

December 19, 2023 01:41 PM EST
Scattered Pore Rope Sponge - Photo (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by terence zahner
blue_lotus's ID: Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)

Observer

oliver_g_jones

Date

November 17, 2023 08:05 PM EST
Scattered Pore Rope Sponge - Photo (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by terence zahner
blue_lotus's ID: Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Other Animals

Photos / Sounds

What

Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

Observer

nathalier71

Date

November 23, 2023 03:40 PM AST
Octocorals - Photo (c) DavidR.808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by DavidR.808
blue_lotus's ID: Octocorals (Subclass Octocorallia)
Added on March 27, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)

Observer

arisingunder

Date

December 17, 2023 11:31 AM EST
Scattered Pore Rope Sponge - Photo (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by terence zahner
blue_lotus's ID: Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)
Added on March 27, 2024
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