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Yellow Network Sponge It looks like a tangled mass of gelatinous tubes. I saw it in Ustica.<br /> Clathrina clathrus,Geotagged,Italy,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Yellow Network Sponge

It looks like a tangled mass of gelatinous tubes. I saw it in Ustica.

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    Another elusive species unveiled for me1 I am being lucky finding some long sought IDs! Posted 7 years ago

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The Clathrina clathrus

"Clathrina clathrus" is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Clathrinidae. This yellow sponge, up to 10 cm in diameter, usually appears cushion-shaped at a distance. Close-up the sponge can be seen to consist of a tangled mass of tubes. Like "C. coriacea", the spicules are exclusively three-pointed "triactines".

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Uploaded Mar 15, 2015. Captured Jun 10, 2010 09:46 in Unnamed Road, 90010 Ustica PA, Italy.
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  • SP550UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/600s
  • ISO50
  • 4.68mm